Laid down 11 October 1948 Decommissioned April 1978 Beam 62 ft 2 in (19 m) Launched 19 January 1950 Draft 7.64 m | Commissioned July 1954 Displacement 14,400 tons full load Construction started 11 October 1948 Length 145 m | |
Fate Demolished at Barcelona on 29 October 1979 | ||
RFA Retainer (A329) was an armament support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
In 1959, Retainer was used with the missile trials ship HMS Girdle Ness for trials of replenishment at sea with the new Seaslug missile.
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