Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels in Birkenhead 11th August 2018 AKA "Birkenhead Navy"

RFA Fort Rosalie A385 and RFA Fort Austin A386 currently reside in West float dock at Birkenhead, Austin has been here since her refit/service at Cammel Lairds last year with Rosalie arriving this year for a supposed 2 year "layup". This author has "heard" that Austin might be "re-activated" at some point in 2018!!

RFA Fort Victoria A387 is in Cammel Lairds having had a major refit that includes a double hull modification to allow her to supply both fuel and dry stores/ammunition to the new QE class carriers

RFA Wave Knight A389 is also in Lairds for a regular service/refit and her sister vessel RFA Wave Ruler A390 is in Royal Seaforth dock in Liverpool for some reason!!

RFA Fort Austin A386

RFA Fort Austin A386

RFA Fort Rosalie A385

RFA Wave Ruler on the Mersey 24th March

RFA Wave Ruler has left cammel lairds and is now heading back to service or trials???????

River Mersey shipping 27th January 2016 RFA Wave Ruler and Calmac`s Clansman

A few from todays traffic from a "blustery" Eggy.

RFA Wave Ruler and Calmac`s Clansman are both inbound for Cammel Lairds, also here is Smit Waterloo (waiting for the RFA) and MSC Alexa on her way for Seaforth

RFA Wave Ruler arrives on the River Mersey 19th Dec

Another RFA arrived on the river this morning but this one is not for scrapping, Wave Ruler is here for servicing at Cammel Lairds, she is classed as a "fast fleet tanker, heres her Wiki.......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Wave_Ruler_%28A390%29

Rumoured to be some more RFA movements on the mersey early next week so i will try to catch what moves