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RFA Wave Laird (A119)

Index RFA Wave Laird (A119)

RFA Wave Laird (A119) was an Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [1]

34 relations: Abadan, Iran, Admiralty, Battle honour, Cod Wars, Department for Transport, Dorset, Dundee, Gandia, Gibraltar, HMNB Devonport, Isle of Portland, Kalkara, Korea, London, Malta, Metropolitan-Vickers, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), National Union of Seamen, Ocean liner, Old Kilpatrick, Operation Musketeer (1956), Pennant number, Postcard, Republic of Ireland, River Tyne, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Navy, Royal yacht, Spain, Sunderland, Tanker (ship), Tonne, Trinidad, Wave-class oiler.

Abadan, Iran

Abadan (آبادان Ābādān) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province which is located in southwest of Iran.

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Admiralty

The Admiralty, originally known as the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, was the government department responsible for the command of the Royal Navy firstly in the Kingdom of England, secondly in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1964, the United Kingdom and former British Empire.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Cod Wars

The Cod Wars (Þorskastríðin, "the cod strife", or Landhelgisstríðin, "the wars for the territorial waters") were a series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland on fishing rights in the North Atlantic.

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Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.

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Dundee

Dundee (Dùn Dè) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom.

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Gandia

Gandia (Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

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HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is a limestone tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel.

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Kalkara

Kalkara (Il-Kalkara) is a village in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014.

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Korea

Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Metropolitan-Vickers

Metropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a British heavy electrical engineering company of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD or MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

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National Union of Seamen

The National Union of Seamen (NUS) was the principal trade union of merchant seafarers in the United Kingdom from the late 1880s to 1990.

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Ocean liner

An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans.

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Old Kilpatrick

Old Kilpatrick (Auld Kilpaitrick, Cille Phàdraig meaning "Patrick's church"), is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Operation Musketeer (1956)

Operation Musketeer (Opération Mousquetaire) was the Anglo-French plan for the invasion of the Suez canal zone to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis in 1956.

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Pennant number

In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of pendant number, which it was called before 1948).

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Postcard

A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England and its length (excluding tributaries) is.

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Royal Fleet Auxiliary

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, whose purpose is to support the Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Royal yacht

A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Sunderland

Sunderland is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 10 miles southeast of Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 miles northeast of Durham, 101 miles southeast of Edinburgh, 104 miles north-northeast of Manchester, 77 miles north of Leeds, and 240 miles north-northwest of London.

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Tanker (ship)

A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk.

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Tonne

The tonne (Non-SI unit, symbol: t), commonly referred to as the metric ton in the United States, is a non-SI metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms;.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Wave-class oiler

The Wave class was a class of replenishment oilers built for service supporting the Royal Navy during the later years of the Second World War.

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Empire Dunbar, RFA Wave Laird, RFA Wave Laird (X129), SS Empire Dunbar, Wave Laird.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Wave_Laird_(A119)

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