RFA Wave King (A264)

History

United Kingdom
Name:	RFA Wave King
Builder:	Harland and Wolff, Govan
Yard number:	1222^[1]
Laid down:	23 March 1943
Launched:	6 April 1944
Completed:	22 July 1944^[1]
Commissioned:	22 July 1944
Decommissioned:	1956
Fate:	Scrapped in April 1960
General characteristics
Tonnage:	8,159 gross register tons (GRT)^[2]
Displacement:	16,483 tonnes full load
Length:	473 ft 8 in (144.37 m)^[2]
Beam:	64 ft 3 in (19.58 m)^[2]
Draught:	35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)^[2]
Propulsion:	Parsons double reduction geared turbines,3 drum type boilers, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Wave King (A182) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Govan by Harland & Wolff Ltd. In 1945, she served in the Far East with the British Pacific Fleet, designated Task Force 57 upon joining the United States fleet.^[3] On 6 May 1945 Wave King and Wave Monarch were with the Logistic Support Group 300 miles south-east of Miyako to refuel Task Force 57 which was launching air strikes against island targets in the Okinawa campaign.^[3]

Wave King struck a rock north of São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil, on 9 August 1956 and suffered severe damage. She was withdrawn from service as a result and was laid up at Portsmouth later in 1956. She arrived at Barrow-in-Furness on 16 April 1960 for scrapping.

References

1 2 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780752488615.
1 2 3 4 Lloyds (1944–45). "Lloyd's Register" (PDF). Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData). Retrieved 9 October 2013.
1 2 Gill, G. Hermon (1968). Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 2 – Navy. 2. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. pp. 604, 612.

Wave-class oilers

Wave Baron Wave Chief Wave Commander Wave Conqueror Wave Duke Wave Emperor Wave Governor Wave King Wave Knight Wave Laird Wave Liberator Wave Master Wave Monarch Wave Premier Wave Prince Wave Protector Wave Regent Wave Ruler Wave Sovereign Wave Victor

List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Empire ships beginning with Empire Sa to Empire Sh, Empire Si to Empire Sy

Cargo ships	Empire Sailor Empire Salerno¹ Empire Salmonpool Empire Sambar² Empire Sarawak Empire Sceptre Empire Scott Empire Scout Empire Seabank¹ Empire Seabeach¹ Empire Seabird¹ Empire Sealue¹ Empire Seaboy¹ Empire Seabreeze¹ Empire Seabright¹ Empire Seabrook¹ Empire Seacoast¹ Empire Seafarer¹ Empire Seaflower¹ Empire Seafoam¹ Empire Seaforth¹ Empire Seafront¹ Empire Seagrass¹ Empire Seagreen¹ Empire Seagull¹ Empire Seahawk¹ Empire Seal Empire Sealion¹ Empire Seaman I Empire Seaman II Empire Seaport¹ Empire Seascape¹ Empire Seasheltie¹ Empire Seashore¹ Empire Seasilver¹ Empire Seaspray¹ Empire Seaview¹ Empire Seaward¹ Empire Seaway¹ Empire Seaworthy¹ Empire Sedge³ Empire Sedley Empire Selwyn Empire Sentinel¹ Empire Severn Empire Shackleton⁴ Empire Shearwater Empire Shelter Empire Shepherd³ Empire Shetland¹ Empire Shoal¹ Empire Sidney Empire Simba Empire Singapore Empire Skipper¹ Empire Sky Empire Sloane¹ Empire Snipe Empire Snow Empire Snowdrop¹ Empire Soar Empire Soldier Empire Sound¹ Empire Southey Empire Southwark Empire Southwold Empire Spartan Empire Spearhead Empire Spey Empire Spinel¹ Empire Spinney¹ Empire Splendour Empire Sportsman¹ Empire Spray⁴ Empire Spring⁴ Empire Springbuck Empire Springfjord Empire Squire Empire Stalwart Empire Standard Empire Stanley³ Empire Star (I)² Empire Star (II) Empire Starlight Empire Starling Empire Statesman Empire Steel Empire Steelhead Empire Stevedore Empire Stevenson Empire Storm Empire Story Empire Stour Empire Strait³ Empire Stream⁵ Empire Strength Empire Stroma Empire Stronghold Empire Stronsay Empire Stuart Empire Success Empire Summer Empire Sun Empire Sunbeam Empire Sunrise Empire Surf Empire Swale Empire Swallow¹ Empire Swan Empire Swordsman Empire Symbol

Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Sandboy Empire Sorceror

Landing ships	Empire Shearwater Empire Skua

Ocean liners	Empire Song⁶

Tankers	Empire Salisbury Empire Salvage Empire Sapphire Empire Saturn Empire Senlac Empire Settler¹ Empire Sheba Empire Silver Empire Spenser Empire Stickleback

Tugs	Empire Sally⁷ Empire Sam⁷ Empire Samson Empire Sandy⁸ Empire Sara⁷ Empire Seraph Empire Sheila Empire Shirley⁷ Empire Silas⁷ Empire Simon⁷ Empire Sinew⁷ Empire Sophy Empire Spitfire Empire Sprite Empire Spruce⁹ Empire Stella Empire Susan⁷ Empire Sybil⁷

A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z

1 Coaster 2 Refrigerated cargo ship 3 Collier 4 CAM ship 5 Ore carrier 6 Cargo liner 7 Coastal tug 8 Converted to a schooner, Active 9 Estuary tug

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1956

Shipwrecks	10 Feb: Conlea 12 Jun: Warri 25 Jul: Andrea Doria 9 Aug: RFA Wave King 31 Oct: Domiat 21 Nov: M-200

Other incidents	6 Jan: Esso Appalachee 18 Mar: USS Willis A. Lee 7 May: USS Eaton, USS Wisconsin 9 May: HMS Talent 24 May: SS Orsova 31 May: Caronia 11 Jul: Dea Mazzella 25 Jul: Stockholm 12 Oct: HMS Anchorite 22 Oct: USS Antietam 31 Oct: Ibrahim-El-Awal 14 Nov: Port Victor Unknown date: ARA General Belgrano, ARA Nueve de Julio

1955 1957

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