RFA Olna (A216)

RFA Olna (A216) was one of two ships built for Shell. She was originally named Hyalina and taken up for Fleet Service soon after building.

History
United Kingdom
Name: RFA Olna
Launched: 28 December 1944
Commissioned: 27 April 1945
Decommissioned: November 1966
Identification: Pennant number A216
Fate: Scrapped in Spain in 1967
General characteristics
Type: Fleet tanker
Displacement: 12,667 gross tons
Length: 583 ft 5 in (177.83 m)
Beam: 70 ft 2 in (21.39 m)
Draught: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Propulsion: Turbo-electric
Speed: 17 knots (31.5 km/h)
Complement: 300
Armament:
  • 1 x 4-inch gun
  • 4 x 40 mm AA guns
  • 8 x 20 mm AA guns

She was taken into service as a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The ship was built for service with the British Pacific Fleet against Japan, and was commissioned into the Royal Navy for that purpose. However, after the Second World War the ship was quickly transferred to the RFA, making the move in 1946. Olna was crucial to the development of replenishment at sea doctrines for the British fleet, and saw service up until 1966.

In 1955 when serving with the Mediterranean fleet, Olna was used in the making of the film Battle of the River Plate to depict the German supply ship Altmark.

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