RFA Tideforce information

	RFA Tideforce on the Firth of Clyde on 28 February 2019.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Tideforce
Ordered	February 2012
Builder	DSME
Laid down	24 December 2015
Launched	21 January 2017
In service	30 July 2019
Homeport	Marchwood Military Port, Southampton
Identification	IMO number: 9655561; Pennant number: A139;
Motto	Raise on the 3/4
Status	In active Service
General characteristics
Class and type	Tide-class fast fleet tanker
Displacement	37,000 t (36,000 long tons)
Length	200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)
Beam	28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)
Draft	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	CODELOD
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)
Capacity	Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19.000 m³) and fresh water (1,400 m³); Lubrication oil stored in drums; Stowage for up to eight 20 ft containers;
Complement	63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System; Servowatch IPMS System ; 3 × SharpEye radar;
Armament	2 × Phalanx CIWS (fitted for, depending on deployment) ; 2 × 30 mm cannons (fitted for, depending on deployment);
Aircraft carried	1 medium helicopter with full hangar facilities (Merlin / Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter

RFA Tideforce is a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Launched in 2017, the ship entered service with the RFA in 2019.

^ "FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy" (PDF). What do they know?. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Tide Class MARS Tanker". BMT. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ "DSME Announced as Winning Bid for Royal Navy's MARS Tanker Competition". Defencepro Daily. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ "Kelvin Hughes to supply equipment for 4 MARS tankers vessels for Royal Fleet Auxiliary". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ "Last ditch defence – the Phalanx close-in weapon system in focus". Navy Lookout. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[:472-1] "FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy" (PDF). What do they know?. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[BMT-2] "Tide Class MARS Tanker". BMT. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[3] "DSME Announced as Winning Bid for Royal Navy's MARS Tanker Competition". Defencepro Daily. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[4] "Kelvin Hughes to supply equipment for 4 MARS tankers vessels for Royal Fleet Auxiliary". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[5] "Last ditch defence – the Phalanx close-in weapon system in focus". Navy Lookout. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[6] "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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History
RFA Tideforce on the Firth of Clyde on 28 February 2019.
United Kingdom
Name	Tideforce
Ordered	February 2012
Builder	DSME
Laid down	24 December 2015
Launched	21 January 2017
In service	30 July 2019
Homeport	Marchwood Military Port, Southampton^[1]
Identification	IMO number: 9655561 Pennant number: A139
Motto	Raise on the 3/4
Status	In active Service
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Tide-class fast fleet tanker
Displacement	37,000 t (36,000 long tons)
Length	200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)
Beam	28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)^[3]
Draft	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	CODELOD
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)
Capacity	Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19.000 m³) and fresh water (1,400 m³) Lubrication oil stored in drums Stowage for up to eight 20 ft containers
Complement	63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Sensors and processing systems	Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System Servowatch IPMS System 3 × SharpEye radar^[4]
Armament	2 × Phalanx CIWS (fitted for, depending on deployment)^[5] 2 × 30 mm cannons (fitted for, depending on deployment)^[6]
Aircraft carried	1 medium helicopter with full hangar facilities (Merlin / Wildcat), flight deck capable of landing Chinook-size helicopter