RFA Regent

RFA Regent (A486) in 1967
History
United Kingdom
NameRFA Regent
Ordered24 January 1963
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Yard number1658
Laid down4 September 1964
Launched9 March 1966
Completed6 June 1967
Commissioned16 May 1967
DecommissionedOctober 1992
Identification
Honours &
awards
Falklands 1982
FateScrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Displacement22,890 long tons (23,257 t) full load
Length195.1 m (640 ft 1 in)
Beam23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)
Draught8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement125 RFA + 44 RNSTS + 11 Naval Air Detachment
Aircraft carried1 × Wessex HU5 helicopter until April 1987

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