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RFA Wave Ruler (A390)

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RFA Wave Ruler is a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United Kingdom tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. [1]

61 relations: AgustaWestland AW101, Antigua, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, BAE Systems Marine, Brazil, Brazilian Navy, British Overseas Territories, Caribbean, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dracone Barge, Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin, Falkland Islands, Flag Officer Sea Training, FN MAG, French frigate Courbet, Grand Cayman, Havana, Hawthorn Leslie and Company, HMS Bulwark (L15), HMS Iron Duke (F234), HMS Northumberland (F238), HMS Ocean (L12), HMS Somerset (F82), HMS York (D98), Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Paloma, Hurricane Tomas, Kiribati, Kvaerner Govan, Malay Peninsula, Maritime call sign, Minigun, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), No. 1564 Flight RAF, Oiler (ship), Pennant number, Phalanx CIWS, RFA Fort Austin (A386), RFA Fort Victoria (A387), RFA Lyme Bay (L3007), RFA Olna (A123), RFA Olwen (A122), RFA Tidespring (A136), RFA Wave Knight (A389), Royal Air Force, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Marines, ..., Royal Navy, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Southern Thule, Standing Royal Navy deployments, Suez Canal, Swan Hunter, Underway replenishment, United Kingdom, United States Coast Guard, Westland Lynx, Westland Sea King. Expand index (11 more) »

AgustaWestland AW101

The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter used in both military and civil applications.

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Antigua

Antigua, also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the West Indies.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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BAE Systems Marine

BAE Systems Marine Ltd. was the shipbuilding subsidiary of BAE Systems, formed in 1999, which manufactured the full range of naval ships; nuclear submarines, frigates, destroyers, amphibious ships.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Brazilian Navy

The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) is the naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval operations.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

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Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea (Mar Caribe; Mer des Caraïbes; Caraïbische Zee) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.

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Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Dracone Barge

A Dracone Barge is a large flexible watertight tube intended to carry a liquid cargo while towed mostly-submerged behind a ship.

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Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin

The Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin is a twin-engine, single main rotor, medevac-capable search and rescue (SAR) helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

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Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.

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Flag Officer Sea Training

Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) is a Royal Navy training organisation responsible for ensuring that Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels are fit to join the operational fleet.

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FN MAG

The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier.

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French frigate Courbet

Courbet is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French ''Marine Nationale''.

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Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town.

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.

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Hawthorn Leslie and Company

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HMS Bulwark (L15)

HMS Bulwark is the second ship of the Royal Navy's assault ships.

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HMS Iron Duke (F234)

HMS Iron Duke is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the third ship to bear the name.

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HMS Northumberland (F238)

HMS Northumberland is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Ocean (L12)

HMS Ocean is an amphibious assault ship, formerly the UK's helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Somerset (F82)

HMS Somerset is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.

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HMS York (D98)

HMS York was a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy.

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Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Hurricane Paloma

Hurricane Paloma was the third-strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record.

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Hurricane Tomas

Hurricane Tomas was the latest recorded tropical cyclone on a calendar year to strike the Windward Islands.

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Kiribati

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati),.

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Kvaerner Govan

Kvaerner Govan Ltd (KGL), located at Govan in Glasgow on the River Clyde, was a shipyard subsidiary formed in 1988 when the Norwegian group Kvaerner Industrier purchased the Govan Shipbuilders division of the nationalised British Shipbuilders corporation.

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Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula (Tanah Melayu, تانه ملايو; คาบสมุทรมลายู,, မလေး ကျွန်းဆွယ်, 马来半岛 / 馬來半島) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Maritime call sign

Maritime call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to ships and boats.

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Minigun

The M134 Minigun is a 7.62×51mm NATO, six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute) which can also fire at a high sustained rate.

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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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No. 1564 Flight RAF

No.

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Oiler (ship)

An oiler is a naval auxiliary ship which carries fuels to refuel other warships.

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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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Phalanx CIWS

The Phalanx CIWS (pronounced "sea-whiz") is a close-in weapon system for defense against antiship missiles, helicopters, etc.

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RFA Fort Austin (A386)

RFA Fort Austin is a British ''Fort Rosalie''-class dry stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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RFA Fort Victoria (A387)

RFA Fort Victoria is a Fort-class combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world.

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RFA Lyme Bay (L3007)

RFA Lyme Bay is a Bay-class auxiliary landing ship dock (LSD(A)) of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).

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RFA Olna (A123)

RFA Olna (A123) was the third and final of the three ''Ol''-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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RFA Olwen (A122)

RFA Olwen (A122) was an ''Ol''-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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RFA Tidespring (A136)

RFA Tidespring is a replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).

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RFA Wave Knight (A389)

RFA Wave Knight is a Wave-class fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United Kingdom tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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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 Marines

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.

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Royal Navy

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

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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Southern Thule

Southern Thule is a collection of the three southernmost islands in the South Sandwich Islands: Bellingshausen, Cook, and Thule (Morrell).

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Standing Royal Navy deployments

Standing Royal Navy deployments is a list of operations and commitments undertaken by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy on a worldwide basis.

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Suez Canal

thumb The Suez Canal (قناة السويس) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

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Swan Hunter

Swan Hunter, formerly known as "Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson", is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear.

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Underway replenishment

Replenishment at sea (RAS) (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation/Commonwealth of Nations) or underway replenishment (UNREP) (US Navy) is a method of transferring fuel, munitions, and stores from one ship to another while under way.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.

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Westland Lynx

The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil.

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Westland Sea King

The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters.

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Redirects here:

IMO 9168609, Wave Ruler.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Wave_Ruler_(A390)

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