page_title: RFA Fort Rosalie (A385)
section_title: Construction and design
hierarchical_section_title: RFA Fort Rosalie (A385) / Construction and design
caption_attribution_description: The British fleet stores ship HMS Fort Grange (A385) underway. Fort Grange was renamed Fort Rosalie in May 2000 to avoid confusion with RFA Fort George (A388).
context_page_description: RFA Fort Rosalie is the lead ship of her class of Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment ships. Fort Rosalie was originally named RFA Fort Grange, but was renamed in May 2000 to avoid confusion with the now-decommissioned RFA Fort George, a change which was not universally popular.
  In February 2014, the ship arrived at North Western Ship repairs, Birkenhead, for further refit.
context_section_description: In November 1971, two Fleet Replenishment ships of a new class were ordered for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Fort Grange was laid down by the shipbuilder Scott Lithgow at their shipyard at Greenock on the River Clyde on 9 November 1973, was launched on 9 December 1976 and commissioned on 6 April 1978.
  The ship is 603 feet (183.8 m) long overall, and 557 feet 9 inches (170.0 m) length between perpendiculars, with a beam of 79 feet (24.1 m) and a draught of 28 feet 2 inches (8.6 m). Displacement is 22,800 long tons (23,200 t) full load, with a gross register tonnage of 16079 t, a net register tonnage of 6729 t and a deadweight tonnage of 8300 t. The ship is powered by a single 8-cylinder Sulzer RND80 diesel engine, rated at 23,200 brake horsepower (17,300 kW), which drive a single propeller shaft, giving a speed of 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h). She has a range of 10,000 nautical miles (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h).
  Up to 3500 tons of weapons, food and other naval stores can be carried in four holds with a volume of 12,800 cubic metres (450,000 cu ft). Three stations for alongside replenishment are provided on each beam of the ship. A large hangar and flight deck are located aft, which were designed to accommodate up to four Westland Sea King helicopters for vertical replenishment or for anti-submarine duties, although typically the ship only carries a single helicopter in peacetime. The ship has a crew of 140 RFA personnel who man the ship, 36 Royal Navy personnel who operated and support the ship's helicopters and 45 civilian supply staff.
caption: RFA Fort Grange in 1982.
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