RFA_Regent

RFA <i>Regent</i>

RFA Regent

1967 Armament stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

RFA Regent (A486) was an ammunition, explosives and stores supply ship in the 'Royal Fleet Auxiliary'. She was built by Harland and Wolff,[1] commissioned in 1967 and took part in the Falklands War.

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Service

She helped evacuate British nationals from Cyprus during the Turkish invasion 1974.[2]

After taking on stores at Glen Douglas and Plymouth, RFA Regent sailed from Plymouth on 19 April 1982 for Operation Corporate arriving in the Total Exclusion Zone(TEZ) on 8 May. She was one of the last to return home arriving back on 15 September 1982. She was also deployed for the first Gulf War in 1991.[2]

Regent was decommissioned in October 1992. She sailed from Devonport on 21 January 1993 under the name Shahzadelal, for the delivery run to the Indian breakers. She arrived at Alang for scrapping on 19 February 1993.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. [2]
    "RFA Regent". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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