RFA Hebe

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RFA Hebe
History
Royal Fleet Auxiilary EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Hebe
NamesakeHebe
BuilderHenry Robb, Leith
Laid down18 April 1961
Launched7 March 1962
Commissioned6 April 1962
DecommissionedDecember 1978
IdentificationIMO number5145013
FateScrapped in Cyprus 1987
General characteristics
Tonnage4,823 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement8,173 long tons (8,304 t)
Length379 ft 3 in (115.60 m)
Beam55 ft 2 in (16.81 m)
Draught22 ft (6.7 m)
PropulsionSwan Hunter-Sulzer SRD68 5-cylinder diesel engine, 5,500 bhp (4,101 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range630 tons fuel oil, 18 tons per day maximum
Complement36 (accommodation for 54)

RFA Hebe (A406) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Hebe was built by Henry Robb of Leith for the British-India Steam Navigation Company and was bare-boat chartered to the RFA in 1962.[1]

Hebe was severely damaged by a fire while at Gibraltar on 30 November 1978. The charter was cancelled and the ship returned to her owners. Hebe was renamed Good Guardian in June 1979, and sailed from Gibraltar on 13 June 1979 for repairs in Greece. She was renamed Guardian in 1981, and Wafa in 1987. The ship arrived at Famagusta for demolition on 16 September 1987.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "RFA Hebe".