Ordered January 1968 Commissioned 15 August 1969 Construction started 28 February 1968 Length 141 m | Laid down 28 February 1968 Decommissioned 1992 Launched 19 December 1968 Draft 7.32 m | |
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Builder Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd Fate In service with the Indonesian Navy as Arun | ||
RFA Green Rover (A268) was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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Green Rover was built by Swan Hunter, Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK. She is a single hulled tanker and carries a mixture of fuel oil, aviation fuel, lubricating oil and fresh water. She was in service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 1969 till 1992.
Green Rover was decommissioned in 1992 from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed KRI Arun and in addition to providing tanker duties, also became the flagship of the Training Commander in the Indonesian fleet. She is still in service as of 2006.
Class Characteristics
The Rover class was predominantly used to transport fuel, oil, aviation fuel for services around the globe; it could also carry limited dried stores of 340 tonnes such as munitions and refrigerated goods. They were built with a flight deck large enough to accommodate two helicopters, although no hangar was fitted.
Although not big enough to support a large task group, these ships are ideal for supporting individual warships or small groups on deployment.
1969-1980
One of Green Rover's first duties was to attend Navy Days at Chatham.
In September 1969 she towed the disabled RFA Appleleaf from the North Atlantic to Devonport.
On September 1971 she carried out deck landing trials with the new Harrier Jump Jet while was moored at Greenwich Pier on the Thames.
1981-1990
Green Rover didn't see action in the Falklands Conflict.
1991-1993
In April 1992, Green Rover was purchased by her builders who then resold her to the Indonesian Navy for £6m. She was towed from Portsmouth to the Tyne renamed C to be taken in hand for a 4 month refurbishment before re-entering service for her new owners. She became the Flagship of the Training Commander.