Rover-class tanker ship

The Rover class is a British ship class of five small fleet tankers, active from 1970 to 2017 with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. One remains in service, having been sold to Indonesia; the rest have been scrapped or are awaiting disposal, including the one sold to Portugal. They are tasked with the replenishment at sea (RAS) of naval warships with fuel oils and with limited supplies of other naval stores. For RAS tasking, they can refuel a vessel on either beam and a third trailing astern and have a large flight deck to allow vertical replenishment with helicopters.

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1970  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Rover class small fleet tanker
5 produced, 
tanker, Portuguese Navy, Royal Navy, Swan Hunter, United Kingdom, 

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  RFA Green Rover ⓘ
  1968 Rover-class tanker ship

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  RFA Blue Rover ⓘ
  1969 Rover-class tanker ship

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  RFA Black Rover ⓘ
  1973 Rover-class tanker

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1970 Rover-class tanker ship

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1969 RFA Green Rover

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1970 — 2020 RFA Blue Rover

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1974 RFA Black Rover

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	1969	RFA Green Rover	Rover-class tanker ship, tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1970	RFA Blue Rover	survey vessel, Rover-class tanker ship, tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1974	RFA Black Rover	Rover-class tanker ship, replenishment ship	Wikidata