RFA Fort Victoria A387 leaving Merseyside 12-01-2020

Royal fleet Auxiliary vessel RFA Fort Victoria has finally left the Cammel Lairds yard today after undergoing extensive refit and modification work which spanned most of 2019, she will now take up her role as a support vessel for the new QE class carriers,bieng able to supply both fuel and dry stores

RFA Fort Victoria

RFA Fort Victoria

RFA Fort Victoria

RFA Fort Victoria

RFA Fort Victoria

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.

RFA Tiderace on the Mersey 27th December 2019

RFA Tiderace A137 was on the move today, she was towed out of the wetbasin at Cammel Lairds this morning and was taken over to berth at the pierhead, Liverpool, She will be drydocked at Lairds in the next few days..

Drone Video courtesy of @stratusimagery

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

RFA Tiderace

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

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

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 Rosalie

RFA Fort Austin

RFA Tidespring emerging from the rain

RFA Tidespring

RFA tidespring

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

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring

RFA Wave Knight

RFA Wave Knight

RFA Wave Knight

RFA Fort Victoria leaving Liverpool/river Mersey 26th October 2018

Royal Fleet Auxilliary vessel Fort Victoria left Cammel Lairds today after an extended stay at the yard undergoing a major refit, she has recieved various modifications including new "double hull" mods and improved cranes to enable her to service the new QE class carriers with both fuel and solid stores

RFA Fort Victoria A387

RFA Fort Victoria A387

RFA Fort Victoria A387

RFA Fort Victoria A387

RFA Fort Victoria A387

RFA Fort Rosalie on the move to Cammel Lairds 8th October 2018

Royal Fleet Auxilliary fleet replenishment ship Fort Rosalie A385 was towed out of Birkenhead docks yesterday and taken to dry dock at Cammel Lairds by 4 Kotug/Smit tugs.

The vessel was "caught" by the strong currents upon exiting the lock at Alfred entrance and had to  drop an anchor to slow her swing!

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Rosalie

 

RFA Fort Rosalie

 

RFA Fort Rosalie

 

RFA Fort Rosalie drops her anchor!

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Rosalie and kotug/smit Waterloo and Sandon