Name: | GOLD ROVER |
Type: | Fleet Tanker |
Launched: | 07/03/1973 |
Completed: | 22/03/1974 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 59 |
Dimensions: | 7574grt, 3256nrt, 6799dwt, 131.07 x 19.21 x 10.22metres |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 4SA, Pielstick type, Vee 16cyl (400 x 460mm), 15360bhp |
Engines by: | Crossley Premier Engines Ltd, Mancheter |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 19.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 363145; (IMO: 7306221) |
History: | |
22/03/1974 | The Admiralty - Royal Fleet Auxilliary, London |
03/09/2019 | Broken up |
Comments: | Allocated pennant number A271 |
Has a helicopter pad but no hangar facilities | |
03/09/2019: Broken up at Aliaga by Sok Denizcilik |
Above photo is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo is copyright of Lauro Frangetto
Above photo is copyright of Marcelo Lopes
Above photo is copyright of Steve Wright
Above photo is copyright of Dave Wilkinson
Above photo, dated 19/05/2019, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo, dated 19/05/2019, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo, dated 19/05/2019, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above: refuelling HMS AJAX, photo is copyright Royal Navy
Above: OAKLEAF, FEARLESS & GOLD ROVER, photo is copyright of the Royal Navy
Above photo of GOLD ROVER at Aliaga is copyright of Selim San