RFA Wave Conqueror
RFA Wave Conqueror was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary that was built in 1943, as SS Empire Law by the Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, United Kingdom.
RFA Wave Conqueror, pictured in 1952. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Operator | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Builder | Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill |
| Launched | 27 November 1943 |
| Honours and awards | Korea, 1951–53 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8,187 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Displacement | 16,483 tons full load |
| Length | 492 ft 8 in (150.16 m) |
| Beam | 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Metrovick double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW). |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
She saw service during the Korean War and was scrapped in 1960.
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