Transferred to the Air Ministry as a refuelling hulk
Hulked in 1975
Scrapped in 1981
General characteristics
Tonnage
8,187 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement
16,483 long tons full load
Length
492 ft 8 in (150.16 m) LOA
473 ft 8 in (144.37 m) (registered length)
Beam
64 ft 3 in (19.58 m)
Draught
28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Depth
35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
Propulsion
Single screw
Speed
14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Complement
60
RFA Wave Victor (A220) was an 8,187 GRT Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Haverton Hill-on-Tees by Furness Shipbuilding Company. She was built in 1942 as Empire Bounty for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1946 and renamed Wave Victor with Pennant number X130. Her pennant number was later changed to A220. She served until scrapped in 1981.
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