List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Last updated November 02, 2025

Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N
O - P - Q - R - S - T - U
V - W - X - Y - Z

Active

Tankers

Tide (II)-class fast fleet tanker (2017)
- Tidespring
- Tiderace (in extended readiness - uncrewed reserve - as of April 2024; being reactivated as of late 2025)^[1]^[2]
- Tidesurge
- Tideforce

Replenishment ships

Fort Victoria or Fort (II)-class replenishment oiler (1994)
- Fort Victoria (in extended readiness - uncrewed reserve - as of late 2024)

Decommissioned

Tankers & oilers

Wave-class fast fleet tanker (2003)
- Wave Knight
- Wave Ruler
Leaf-class support tanker, A. B. Uddevalla type (1981)
- Oakleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Cammell Laird type (1979)
- Orangeleaf
- Appleleaf
- Brambleleaf
- Bayleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden type (1973)
- Cherryleaf
Rover-class small fleet tanker (1969)
- Green Rover
- Blue Rover
- Grey Rover
- Gold Rover
- Black Rover
Dale-class mobile reserve tanker (1967)
- Derwentdale
- Dewdale
- Ennerdale
Ol-class large fleet tanker (1965)
- Olmeda
- Olna
- Olwen
Tide (I)-class fleet replenishment tanker (1963)
- Tidespring
- Tidepool
Leaf-class support tanker, Blythswood Shipbuilding Company type (1960)
- Pearleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Blyth Drydock & Engineering Company type (1960)
- Plumleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Furness Shipbuilding Company type (1959)
- Bayleaf
- Brambleleaf
- Orangeleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Bartram type (1959)
- Appleleaf
Leaf-class support tanker, Sir James Laing type (1959)
- Cherryleaf
Tide (I)-class fleet replenishment tanker (1955)
- Tidereach
- Tideflow
- Tidesurge
- Tide Austral
Eddy-class coastal tanker (1953)
- Eddybeach
- Eddybay
- Eddycliff
- Eddycreek
- Eddyrock
- Eddyreef
- Eddyfirth
- Eddyness
Surf-class freighting tanker (1951)
- Surf Patrol
- Surf Pioneer
Ol-class coastal tanker (1946)
- Birchol
- Oakol
- Rowenol
- Teakol
Fleet tanker (1946)
- Olna
Fast replenishment oiler (1945)
- Northmark
Wave-class replenishment oiler (1944)
- Wave Baron
- Wave Chief
- Wave Emperor
- Wave Governor
- Wave Liberator
- Wave Protector
- Wave Regent
- Wave Ruler
- Wave Sovereign
- Wave Victor
- Wave King
- Wave Monarch
- Wave Duke
- Wave Knight
- Wave Laird
- Wave Prince
- Wave Protector
- Wave Master
- Wave Commander
- Wave Conqueror
Ranger-class small fleet tanker (1941)
- Gold Ranger
- Gray Ranger
- Green Ranger
- Black Ranger
- Blue Ranger
- Brown Ranger
Sprite-class aviation spirits carrier (1941)
- Airsprite
- Nasprite
Dale-class oiler (1940)
- Dewdale
- Darkdale
- Derwentdale
- Dingledale
- Dinsdale
- Denbydale
- Eaglesdale
- Easedale
- Ennerdale
- Echodale
Dale-class oiler (1938)
- Cairndale
- Cedardale
Dale-class oiler (1937)
- Abbeydale
- Aldersdale
- Arndale
- Bishopdale
- Boardale
- Broomdale
Ol-class fleet tanker (1936)
- Olcades
- Oligarch
- Olynthus
- Olwen
- Olna
- Oleander
War-class fleet oiler (1918)
- War Afridi
- War Bahadur
- War Bharata
- War Brahmin
- War Diwan
- War Gaekwar
- War Ghurka
- War Hindoo
- War Jemadar
- War Krishna
- War Mehtar
- War Nawab
- War Nizam
- War Pathan
- War Pindari
- War Rajah
- War Ranee
- War Sepoy
- War Shikari
- War Sirdar
- War Subadar
- War Sudra
Leaf-class tankers (5,000 ton class) (1917)
- Appleleaf
- Brambleleaf
- Cherryleaf
- Orangeleaf
- Pearleaf
- Plumleaf
Leaf-class tankers (1916)
- Ashleaf
- Aspenleaf
- Bayleaf
- Beechleaf
- Birchleaf
- Boxleaf
- Briarleaf
- Laureleaf
- Limeleaf
- Mapleleaf
- Palmleaf
- Roseleaf
- Vineleaf
- Dockleaf
- Elmleaf
- Fernleaf
- Hollyleaf
- Oakleaf
Ol-class tankers (1918)
- Dredgol
Belgol-class tankers (2000 ton class) (1917)
- Belgol
- Celerol
- Fortol
- Francol
- Montenol
- Prestol
- Rapidol
- Serbol
- Slavol
- Vitol
PLA oil barges (ex-Port of London Authority) (1916)^[3]
- Barkol
- Battersol
- Blackol
- Greenol
- Purfol
- Silverol
Creosol-class tankers (1000 ton class) (1916)^[4]
- Birchol
- Boxol
- Creosol
- Distol
- Ebonol
- Elderol
- Elmol
- Hickorol
- Kimmerol
- Larchol
- Limol
- Mixol
- Oakol
- Palmol
- Philol
- Scotol
- Sprucol
- Teakol
- Viscol
Ol-class tankers (1915)
- Ferol
Collier and distilling ship (1915)
- Hungerford
Fleet oiler (1915)
- Nucula
Fleet oiler (1915)
- Delphinula
Fleet oiler (1911)
- Burma
Collier (1908)
- Mercedes
Collier (tanker after 1907) (1901)
- Kharki

Replenishment ships

Fort Victoria or Fort (II)-class replenishment oiler (1994)
- Fort George
Fort Rosalie or Fort (I)-class replenishment ship (1978)
- Fort Rosalie
- Fort Austin
Regent-class armament stores ship (1967)
- Regent
- Resource
Ness class stores support ship (1966)
Hebe-class stores freighter (1962)
- Hebe
- Bacchus
Air Stores Support Ship (1957)
- Reliant
Retainer-class armaments/victualling stores issuing ship (1954)
- Retainer
- Resurgent
Fort class stores ship (1944)
Spa-class coastal water carriers (1942)
Fresh-class water carrier
Stores Issuing Hulk (1941)
- Demeter
Robert Dundas-class coastal store carrier (1938)
- Robert Dundas
- Robert Middleton
Stores Freighter (1936)
- Bacchus
Distilling Ship / Stores Ship (1915)
- Bacchus
Armament Stores Carrier (1902)
- Bison

References

↑ "RFA Tiderace to rejoin the fleet after being laid up due to lack of sailors". Navy Lookout. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
↑ @NavyLookout (5 April 2024). "@NavyLookout. @RFATiderace is officially 'in maintenance' @CammellLaird but actually has been significantly store robbed and is now at extended readiness indefinitely (Laid up next to @RFAFortVictoria)" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 April 2024– via Twitter.
↑ Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Ready for Anything: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, 1905–1950. Pen & Sword Books. p. 1947–1948.
↑ Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Ready for Anything: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, 1905–1950. Pen & Sword Books. p. 1897–1898.

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[1] "RFA Tiderace to rejoin the fleet after being laid up due to lack of sailors". Navy Lookout. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

[2] @NavyLookout (5 April 2024). "@NavyLookout. @RFATiderace is officially 'in maintenance' @CammellLaird but actually has been significantly store robbed and is now at extended readiness indefinitely (Laid up next to @RFAFortVictoria)" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 April 2024– via Twitter.

[3] Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Ready for Anything: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, 1905–1950. Pen & Sword Books. p. 1947–1948.

[4] Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Ready for Anything: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, 1905–1950. Pen & Sword Books. p. 1897–1898.

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List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Contents

Active

Tankers

Replenishment ships

Decommissioned

Tankers & oilers

Replenishment ships

See also

References