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 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

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 Fort Victoria not exactly back in service! at least not yet!!

RFA Fort Victoria`s delayed sailing today did not go entirely to plan, she developed engine problems and the sailing was cancelled, the accompanying tugs then took her into Liverpool docks via Langton lock.

Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland is arriving tomorow (thursday) for a 3 day visit and will be joined by 2 Dutch warships on Friday, pics etc to follow

Royal Fleet Auxilliary Fort Victoria back in service after major refit

The RFA vessel fort Victoria left the Cammel Lairds yard on the mersey today after having a major refit costing millions over the past year.

She was berthed on the CLT at the pierhead Liverpool overnight and will be sailing for Scotland at some point on Tuesday 13th Jan.

Other RFA vessels have gone into "layup" after service/refit due to lack of crew/engineers but it looks like the Fort Victoria will be back in service after a period of sea trials

RFA Fort victoria on the River Mersey

The Royal Fleet Auxilliary supply ship fort Victoria was on the move today, she was taken from the Cammel Lairds yard and into Liverpool docks by 4 Smit tugs. Some Arklow coasters also on the move today.

The Cammel Lairds ship yard on the River Mersey

While out to catch the new tanker Eagle Stavanger i went up the tower at the old Priory church in Birkenhead, this gives amazing views of the surrounding area but best of all looks straight down into the docks at Cammel Lairds shipyard. Here you can see the RFA Fort Victoria, in for her service and chem tanker Forth Fisher.

RFA Fort Victoria on the River Mersey 13th April

The FRA Fort Victoria was loved from Liverpool docks today, she was taken into Cammel Lairds. She was a dead tow (not under her own power) with 4 Smit tugs on her. She is one of a number of RFA`s that Lairds has a contract for service/refit.