RFA Fort Rosalie (A385), West Float, Birkenhead
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RFA Fort Rosalie (A385), West Float, Birkenhead
Image: © El Pollock Taken: 11 Jun 2015
Berthed at Ilchester Wharf, seen from Poulton Quay next to the rowing club, with glasslike water on West Float. The helicopter hangars are clearly visible between the funnel and the stern. This replenishment ship served in the Falklands Conflict, then named RFA Fort Grange, where it was shadowed by an Argentine C-130 Hercules aircraft while still 1,000 nautical miles from the combat zone. The ship also supported British forces in the Balkans.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.409
Longitude
-3.053434