RFA FORT VICTORIA on Station – The RFA Replenishment Ship RFA FORT VICTORIA, the largest ship in Naval Service, has taken over the support mission in the Middle East, fresh from refit in Dubai (UAE).   The RFA FORT VICTORIA has relived the Fleet Tanker RFA WAVE RULER which has returned “home” to Portland.    The RFA FORT VICTORIA is on a four year deployment “East of Suez”.

Under present policy there is always an RFA vessel assigned to CTF53, and during the recent four month attachment to the force by the RFA WAVE RULER the ship was in constant demand.    The tanker clocked up more than 27,000 miles to meet with coalition ships for 52 replenishments at sea.