Name: | STROMNESS |
Type: | Naval Supply Ship |
Launched: | 16/09/1966 |
Completed: | 21/03/1967 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 2017 |
Dimensions: | 12359grt, 4744nrt, 7782dwt, 523.4 x 72.3 x 25.5ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Sulzer type, 8cyl (760 x 1550mm), 12800bhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 17.5knots |
Reg Number: | 309912 |
History: | |
04/1967 | Secretary of State for Defence, London |
1984 | United States Navy; renamed USS SATURN |
27/10/2010 | Sank |
Comments: | Built as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet stores ship |
1984: In service with the USN Military Sealift Command | |
27/10/2010: Sunk as a naval target |
Above photo as STROMNESS courtesy of US Navy
Above photo as STROMNESS, dated 28/04/1967, is copyright of Brian Hargreaves
Above photo as STROMNESS copyright of Keith Wood
Above photo as STROMNESS courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as STROMNESS copyright of RA Priest
Above photo as STROMNESS courtesy of US Navy
Above photo as STROMNESS courtesy of US Navy
Above photo as SATURN copyright of US Navy
Above photo as SATURN copyright of US Navy
Above photo as SATURN copyright of US Navy
Above photo as SATURN copyright of US Navy