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Saturday, 11 January 2020

RFA Tidesurge arrives on the Mersey for planned maintainance at Cammel Lairds 10/01/2020

The 3rd vessel of the 4 new Tide class replenishment/tankers RFA Tidesurge arrived on Merseyside today, she has gone into the Cammel Lairds yard for her first maintainance period, following her sister vessels RFA Tidespring and RFA Tiderace.

Saturday, 21 December 2019

RFA Tidespring leaving Liverpool

"new" fleet tanker RFA Tidespring left Liverpool on the 17th December 2019 after a short stay on the Pierhead after her reit/service in Cammel Lairds,

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/Tidespring

RFA Tidespring`s Twitter

RFA Tidespring

Monday, 16 December 2019

Royal Fleet auxilliary vessels on the Mersey

After a "lengthy" refit in Cammel Lairds RFA Tidespring emerged from the yard a few days ago and now sits berthed on the CLT at Liverpool pierhead, The remaining vessels of the "Birkenhead navy" still reside in the West Float dock, Birkenhead, RFA Fort Austin and RFA Fort Rosalie. RFA Fort Victoria remains at Cammel Lairds but has moved from dry dock to the wet basin which may indicate she will be leaving soon to start supporting the new QE class carriers for which she has undergone substantial upgrades.

RFA Tidespring

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Austin

RFA Tidespring emerging from the rain

RFA Tidespring

RFA tidespring

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Recent Royal Fleet Auxilliary movements on the River Mersey (the Birkenhead navy)

A little catch up with the "Birkenhead Navy" (Royal fleet auxilliary) over the last few months

RFA Fort Rosalie Was moved from Cammel Lairds wet basin and back into West float dock, Birkenhead while undergoing her service/refit, Turned out it was to make room for RFA Tidespring which arrived a few days later to undergo work/service under the newly signed FISS contract (fleet in service support)

RFA Wave Knight also left Cammel Lairds after her refit/service and went back into service after some "minor" propulsion issues

here are some of the vessels social media pages.....

RFA Fort Victoria twitter

RFA Tidespring twitter

RFA Wave Knight twitter