A bibliography of history Thomas A Adams MBE

Original date: July 1998 Revised date: 22 May 2014

This selected bibliography relates to the , organisations, equipments and events associated with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service. It is a compilation from private working papers. The analysis, opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this note are those of the author/curator and do not necessarily represent the views of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary or any other organisation or enterprise. The author asserts ownership of this bibliography and asserts moral rights to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Creative Commons (see final page). Appropriate acknowledgement must be made if extracts are reproduced or this note is cited as a source of information.

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The Fast Fleet Replenishment tanker RFA TIDEFLOW [ANRS collection]

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Introduction This illustrated bibliography is intended to This bibliography is arranged Format provide a guide on where to find alphabetically in three sections Books, Papers/articles: author/editor (surname, information on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Articles (including monographs and initials) [publication or publisher]. Paper papers) and Selected official records. Service and its heritage. This heritage title, periodical/journal title, volume, includes the running of naval hospital ships Initially this bibliography was drawn from number, date, page number (pp/ff). and conducting underway replenishment- the research undertaken for the Abstract or annotation. at-sea. It lists primary and secondary publication: Royal Fleet Auxiliary – A historical and technical sources – books, century of service by Thomas A Adams journals, press material, reports, lectures and James R Smith, published June 2005 Books: author/editor (surname, initials). to professional and industrial bodies, by Chatham (London), ISBN 1 86176-259- Title, city of publication, publisher, edition, product leaflets and grey literature. Also 3, on behalf of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary no of pages (pp/ff). Cost. Abstract or listed are known official and semi-official Association. annotation documents preserved as part of our It has since been updated and expanded national memory in The National Archives in particular to update information from (formerly the Public Record Office) Kew, official records in The National Archives Naval Historical Branch (Portsmouth), (Spring 2014). National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, the Imperial War Museum, London, The British Library and the ICRC, Geneva. Every effort has been made to cite those publications that have an emphasis upon the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, its history, heritage, administration, functions and ships. Annotations are included where the curator/author felt that the titles are not self-explanatory.

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Books Brown, D K, RCNC, The design and Clapp, Michael and Southby-Tailyour, construction of British 1939- Ewen, Amphibious Assault Falklands – 1945, Vol 3, Amphibious warfare the Battle of San Carlos Water. London, vessels and auxiliaries – The Official Leo Cooper, 1996, 300pp, illustrated, Record. London, Conway Maritime, 1996, - index, ISBN 0 85052 420 2. Extensive pp, illustrated and index, ISBN 085177 675 coverage of Amphibious Task Group 2. £25.00. Book is based on The Official TG317.0 with its RFA Sir class LSLs. Records of the Navy’s Construction Clark, Gregory, DOC – 100 year history Department , this includes the LSGs, tugs of the Sick Berth Branch, London, and a chapter on RFA tankers. HMSO for Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth, ISBN 0 11 290427 0, paperback, £6.95. Chapter 5 deals with Adams, Thomas A and Smith, James R, Naval Hospital Ships including RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary – a century of MAINE. service. London, Chatham Publishing, 2005, 200pp, illustrated, index, foreword Combat Fleets of the World. United by HRH The Duke of York, £19.99, ISBN 1 States Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. 86176 259 3. This is the centennial 1977 to current, bi-annual (English chronology of the RFA written in language) reference book originally association with the RFA and the RFA published as Flottes de combat in 1897. Association. Brown, David (Head of the Naval Historical Arranged in alphabetical order by nation, the content include technical details and British Corporation Register. Glasgow. Branch), The and the illustrations of warships, coastguard and Annual 1890-1947. Their Register book . London, Leo Cooper, paramilitary vessels and auxiliaries sometimes contains more details than that 1987, 384pp illustrated and index, ISBN 0 including RFAs. This reference book recorded in Lloyd’s Register. Some RFAs 85052 059 2. This is the nearest thing to sometimes contains more details than were registered with the British an official naval history of the Falklands Jane’s Fighting Ships. Corporation War of 1982 with extensive coverage off all ships.

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Dittmar F J & Colledge J J, British photographic book. Covers tugs that were does include RFAs ARGUS, ENGADINE Warships 1914-19, –, Ian Allan, 1972. rated as RFAs. and RELIANT (3). Lists RFAs and British hospital ships. Hobbs, David. The British Pacific Fleet : Flintham, Vic, High Stakes – Britain’s air The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike arms in action 1945-1990. Barnsley, Pen Force, Barnsley, Seaforth Publishing, & Sword, 2009, 420pp, illustrated, no 2012, hardback, 480pp, illustrated, index. index, £40.00, ISBN 978 184415 815 7. £35.00. Comprehensive coverage of the Excellent Fleet Air Arm coverage with creation and role of the fleet train. references to RFAs. Garner, J W, International Law and the world war, London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1920. Cover German violations re sinking of Hospital Ships. Harvey W J & Turrel K. Empire Tugs, World Society, ISBN 0 905617 47 9, 160pp, index, softback, 1988. Well illustrated. Some reference to tugs that were rated as RFAs. Hobbs, David, Cmdr MBE RN. Aircraft Carriers of the Royal and James, Tony. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Commonwealth Navies, London, 1905-1985, Maritime Books, 1985, ISBN 0 Greenhill Books, ISBN 1 85367 252 1, 907776 21 1, £4.95, softback. A black and 265pp, index, 1996. Sub title says – this is white photographic publication, a complete illustrated encyclopedia from unfortunately it does contain a number of Hannan, Bill. Fifty Yeas of Naval Tugs, World War 1 to the present. This book Maritime Books, (c 1990) ISBN 0 907771 inaccuracies and omissions. 25 4, 160pp, softback, £4.95, Primarily a

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Jane’s Fighting Ships. London, Annual Lloyd’s of London. Lloyd’s War Losses: originally published as Janes’s All the The Second World War, 3 September World’s Fighting Ships by Brown & Co, 1939-14 August 1945, London, 1989- later S Low, Marston & Co Ltd, and now by 1991, Lloyd’s of London Press. HIS Jane’s Year Books. Arranged in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, London, alphabetical order by nation, this contains Annual. Lists major British and foreign technical details and illustrations of their registered ships. First published in 1764 as warships, coastguard, paramilitary vessels The Register of Shipping. In 1949 and auxiliaries. With pre-World War Two amalgamated with the British Corporation. editions some caution is needed when Content is tabulated technical and researching auxiliaries. ownership data of self-propelled merchant Johnson-Allen, John. They couldn’t have Jones, Geoffrey P. Under Three Flags, ships over 100 gross tons. Not all RFAs, done it without us – The Merchant Navy London, William Kimber, 1973. Corgi particularly pre-World War Two, appear in in the Falklands War, Seafarer Books, paperback 1975, 304pp, illustrated. the Register. ISBN 978 1-906266-23-3, 254pp, Paperback ISBN 0552097772. Story of McGreal, Stephen. War on Hospital bibliography, index, softback, £9.95, 2011. Nordmark and the armed supply ships of Ships 1914 – 1918. Barnsley, Pen & Chapter 6 cover Repair ships and tugs, the Kriesgsmarine. Includes information on Sword, 2008, ISBN 978 1 84415 858 4, Chapter 7 is RFA Ships. the fleet tanker HMS BULAWAYO. hardback, 272pp, illustrated, bibliography, Koburger Jr, Charles W. Sea Power in the index. Brief reference to RFAs. Falklands, Praeger Publisher, NewYork, Mercantile Navy List and Maritime 1983, ISBN 0 03 069534 1, £na, 186pp, Directory, London. Annual (1850-1940 illustrated, bibliography, index. This book is and 1947-1977). The official list of British very much from an American point-of-view, registered vessels of 1 gross ton and over good chapter on Logistics (Chapter 7) and compiled by the Board of Trade’s Appendix F on the RFA contribution. Registrar-General of Shipping Seamen. Vessels are catalogued under steamships, motor ships and sailing ships are listed

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alphabetically by name with official services, bases and establishments, RAF Mitchell W H & Sawyer L A, Empire Ships number, when and where built, basic and Army aviation support. Contains some of World War II Sea Breezes (Liverpool), technical details and owners information is careers information and advertisements. 120pp, illustrated, index, 1969. Details recorded. Not all RFAs, particularly those Although described as ‘a complete work of ‘Empire’ named ships build for or acquired that appear for estuarial and dockyard reference for the professional and by the British Government, includes some duties appear in the List. enthusiast alike – this book omits Dale and Wave class RFAs. information on, eg, rank structures, Milne, Lt Cdr J M RN, Flashing blade insignia, ships’ badges, flags and battle over the seas – The development and honours. history of helicopters in the Royal Navy. Mitchell W H & Sawyer L A, Wartime Liskeard, Maritime Books, (undated), Standard Ships, Vol 2, The Oceans, the 104pp, illustrated (no index), foreword by Forts and the Parks – merchant HRH Prince of Wales, £1.60 ISBN 0 shipbuilding for British Account in North 9506323 2 6, softback. There is some Ministry of Defence. The Royal Navy America during World War Two, Sea interesting reference to RFAs. Handbook, London, The. Conway Breezes (Liverpool), 60pp, illustrated, Perkins, Roger, Operation Paraquat – the Maritime Press, 2003, 208pp, illustrated, index, 1966. Details ships built in Canada Battle for South Georgia. Beckington, index, list of pennant numbers. ISBN 0 and the US including the Forts built for the Picton Publishing (Chippenham), 1986, 85177 952 3, £14.99. Described as the British Government and the Canadian 260pp illustrated and index, ISBN 0 official MoD guide to the Royal Navy, this Government that served as RFAs. 948251 13 1. This is the detailed story of hardback book produced by the Defence Mitchell W H & Sawyer L A, Wartime South Georgia and the campaign of April Procurement Agency in conjunction with Standard Ships, Vol 3, British Standard 1982 to recover it from the invading Directorate of Corporate Communications Ship of World War 1, Sea Breezes Argentine armed forces, a campaign (Royal Navy). Covers the full spectrum of (Liverpool), 180pp, illustrated, index, 1968. extensively supported by RFAs. current and future hardware of the Royal Details ‘War’ named ships built for or Plumridge, John H Lt Colonel, OBE RAMC Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary acquired by the British Government, (retd), Hospital Ships and Ambulance and Marine Services with extensive colour includes ‘War’ class that served as RFAs. Trains, London, Seeley, Service & Co illustrations, technical details, support

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1975, 204pp, ISBN 0 85422 087 9, £6.95. Contains details of the RFA MAINEs.

Puddefoot, Geoff, The Fourth Force – Puddefoot, Geoff, Ready for Anything – The untold story of the Royal Fleet The Royal Fleet Auxiliary 1905-1950, Auxiliary since 1945, Seaforth Publishing, Seaforth Publishing, 2010, 240pp

2009, 245pp illustrated and index. ISBN illustrated and index. ISBN 978 1 84832 Puddefoot, Geoff, No Sea Too Rough – 078 1 84832 046 8l. Although the author’s 074 1. Although the author’s style takes The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the style takes some getting used to and there some getting used to this book provides Falklands War – the Untold Story. are some strange omissions and errors, quite an interesting insight to the early London, Chatham Publishing, 2007, 168pp this book, nonetheless, provides an RFA. illustrated and index, Foreword by HRH informative read on the post-war RFA. The Earl of Wessex, ISBN 978 1 86176 314 3 13 1. The style of this has blemishes but is an informative book when read in conjunction with the official history of the Falklands campaign.

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Roberts, John, Safeguarding the Nation Sigwart, E E Capt. Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sowdon, David. Admiralty Coastal – the Story of the Modern Royal Navy, its ancestry and affiliations 1600-1968, Salvage Vessels, Windsor, World Ship Seaforth Publishing, 2009, 320pp, Adlard Coles Ltd, 1969. SBN 229 98581 5. Society, ISBN 0 9543310 4 4, 130pp, hardcover, illustrated, indexed. ISBN Well illustrated, index. This well illustrated appendices, index, hardback, 2005. Well 1848320434. Foreword by HRH The book is the foundation stone of all material illustrated. Covers the design and service Prince of Wales. Contains a vast range of written on the RFA. A typescript ‘errata’ 1943-1993; some reference to those historical information on operations, was issued but is difficult to obtain. Admiralty salvage vessels that were rated deployment and campaigns by RN/RFA. Smith, Peter C. Task Force 57: The as RFAs. British Pacific Fleet 1944-45, London, rd William Kimber, 1969, 3 edition by Crecy Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0 947554 85 8, hardback, 200pp. Illustrated, appendices, index. The supporting British Pacific Fleet Train, included many RFAs, and was the foundation of modern afloat support.

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623 X, hardback, illustrated, 364pp, bibliography, index. Villar, Roger, Capt. Merchant Ships at War: the Falklands Experience, London, Conway Maritime Press & Lloyd’s of London Press, 1984, ISBN 0 85177 298 6, £9.50. Chapter 14 covers the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Stoppford T P. Badges, Admiralty Ships, Sturtivant, Ray and Balance, Theo. The Original Patterns 1919-1994. Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm, Air- Stonefrigate, Kent, ISBN 0 9529346 0 4, Britain, 1994, 485pp illustrated (black & £55.00. Two vols and a short addendum. white), ISBN 0 85130 223 8. This book This book is the best published source on contains squadron information including ships’ badges and includes all those deployments on RFAs; chapter on approved for used by RFAs. helicopter-carrying ships lists all the RFAs with flight decks/hangars and their deck Warlow, Ben Lt Cdr RN, Battle Honours codes. of the Royal Navy, Maritime Books. 2004, illustrated, hardback, ISBN 1 904459 05 6, Tennent, A J, British Merchant Ships 224pp. Compiled under official sunk by U boats in the 1914-1918 war, sponsorship of Naval Historical Branch this Newport (Ghent), Starling Press, 1990. is a listing of Battle Honours awarded to Thomas, David A. Battles and Honours HM Ships, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and of the Royal Navy, Barnsley, Leo Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm and Cooper/Pen & Sword, 1998, ISBN 085052 merchant ships.

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Williams, David, Liners in Battledress – 907771-89-0 £9.95 128pp, softback. A wartime camouflages and colour schemes black and white photographic publication for passenger ships, London, Conway with good in-depth captions. Maritime Press, 1989, £18.00. Well Woodman, Richard. Arctic Convoys illustrated with colour 1941-1945, Barnsley, Pan & Sword, 2007, schemes. ISBN 1844156117, softback, 532pp. RFAs served in close and distant support of the Arctic Convoys. Wise, Jon Dr. Royal Fleet Auxiliary in Focus, Maritime Books. 2002, ISBN 0

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A Sea King conducting Helicopter Inflight Refuelling (HIFR) op from the landing ship RFA SIR BEDIVERE [ANRS collection]

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Articles —. Ships of the RFA Fleet — 1: Helicopter —. Naval Freighting Service — a profile, (including monographs and papers) support ship, Marine News, vol XXXII, Marine News, vol XXXIV, 8.1980, pp314ff. 7.1978, pp333ff. —. Royal Fleet Auxiliary — 75 years, Adams, Thomas A. RANGER class —. Ships of the RFA Fleet — 2: Landing Marine News, vol XXXIV, 10.1980. Admiralty oilers, Marine News (Journal of ship tank, Marine News, vol XXXII, —. Hospital Ship MAINE, War Monthly, World Ship Society), vol XXIX, 10.1975, 11.1978, pp556ff. vol 9 No 4, April 1981, pp31ff. pp379ff. —. Ships of the RFA Fleet — 3: Coastal —. T124 shipping agreement — a —. RFA EMPIRE SALVAGE, Marine oiler, Marine News, vol XXXIII, 1.1979, summary, Marine News, vol XXXV, News, vol XXX, 1.1976, pp16ff. pp29ff. 7.1981. —. Fleet yacht — RFA RELIANT, Marine —. RFA MAINE — Royal Naval Hospital —. Ships of the RFA Fleet — 5: NESS News, vol XXX, 7.1976, pp253ff. Ships 1901-1954, Marine News, vol class store support ships, Marine News, XXXIII, 3.1979, pp123ff. —. Flags of the RFA, Marine News, vol vol XXXVI, 1.1982, pp21ff. XXXI, 3.1977, pp118ff. Illustrated. —. Royal or Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary, —. War losses of the Royal Fleet Marine News, vol XXXIII, 6.1979, pp286ff. —. Shipping Controller (1917-1921) - a Auxiliary, Marine News, vol XXXVI, review of his authority and functions, —. & Lennon, Michael. Ships of the RFA 4.1982, pp181ff. Supplementary footnote Marine News, vol XXXI, 6.1977, pp258ff. Fleet — 4: RFA FORT AUSTIN new fleet in Marine News 6.1982. —. Hospital Ship Colour Schemes, World replenishment ship, Marine News, vol —. Marine losses of the Royal Fleet Ship Society, Marine News, Vol XXXII, XXXIII, 9.1979, pp435ff. Auxiliary, Marine News, vol XXXVIII, 3.1978, p122. —. HMS BULAWAYO, Warships™ 58, 3.1984, pp140ff. supplement to Marine News (World Ship —. & Lennon, Mike. RFA FORT AUSTIN, —. The Grey Funnel Line — the RFA in Society), Autumn 1979. Marine News, vol XXXII, 6.1978, p284. 1983, Jane's Merchant Shipping —. Still in steam — EDDYFIRTH, Ships Review, 2nd edition 1984, pp139-148. Monthly, vol 15, No 8, August 1980, p22.

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—. A series of articles published in the 15. December 1988, The NESS boats. —. Photographic profile of British naval RFA newspaper Gunline (qv): 16. April 1989, RFA to Kriegsmarine. oilers, Part 1, Marine News, vol XL, 5.1986, pp271ff. 1. June 1985, the first oiling at sea. 17. June 1989, Dipping into commercial 2. August 1985, Under two flags management. —. Photographic profile of British naval (EMPIRE SALVAGE). oilers, Part 2, Marine News, vol XL, 18. September 1989, Watt fleet 12.1986, pp681ff. 3. December 1985, The forgotten angel replenishment ships? (BERBICE). —. Royal Fleet Auxiliary. A full colour 19. December 1990, RFA - 50 years ago. publicity poster first published by MOD in 4. February 1986, The ugly duckling 20. March 1990, RFA - 50 years ago. August 1987, second edition July 1989. (EMPIRE GULL). 21. November 1990, RFA - 50 years ago. —. The origins of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary 5. April 1985 EDDYFIRSTH - last of a Service, Warships™ 102, Autumn 1990, 22. July 1991, The origins of the RFA. class. pp31-38. The development of the need for 6. August 1986, The yacht (RELIANT). 23. December 1991, RFA - 50 years ago. fleet auxiliaries, coal, oil, the origins of the RFA, RFA fleet list and dispositions June 7. October 1986, Profile of the Naval 24. June 1992, RFA - 50 years ago. 1914 plusreferences. Freighting Service. 25. November 1992, Royal Research —. The AOR — Auxiliary oiler 8. March 1987. The RANGERS. Ship - DISCOVERY. Replenishment. A full colour publicity 9. June 1987, Turbo-OLNA. 26. April 1994, Flags worn by British Fleet leaflet for the launch of RFA FORT Auxiliaries. 10. September 1987, Four TIDES in thirty VICTORIA, published MOD 1990. years. 27. March 1996, Commodore RFA. —. RFA FORT GEORGE, Auxiliary Oiler 11. December 1987, The super D's. 28. (undated) 1997, Commodore Replenishment. A full colour publicity Engineer RFA. leaflet for the launch of the ship, published 12. March 1988, Fly Navy, Fly RFA. —. RFA BERBICE, hospital ship, Marine by MOD 1991. 13. June 1986, Landing Ships (LSGs). News, vol XL, 2.1986, pp90ff. —. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Gulf. A 14. September 1988, Coals from full colour publicity poster published MOD Newcastle (MERCEDES). July 1991.

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—. Control of British Merchant Shipping. systems and training of personnel. List of Bennett, H J, Surgeon Commander, The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945, sources provided. MAINE Chance, Journal of the Royal published by Greenhill Books/USNIP, —. Flags of the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, Naval Medical Service, 37, spring 1951. ISBN 1 85367 190 8; editors Stephen Flagmaster 120, 2006, pp15. Journal of Bogie, Ian and Lgguiden, David. New Howarth and Derek Law. Paper read to the Flag Institute. Well illustrated, in full Racal fit for SIR GALAHAD, Navy the 50th Anniversary International Naval colour, with maritime flags. International, January 1987, p39. Authors Conference at Liverpool, May 1993. Badges of Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. 2 are employees of Racal Marine. —, ed. RFA FORT class auxiliary oiler editions of RFA public relations posters. Boniface, Patrick. Roving oilers, Ships replenishment : photo profile, Warships Circa late-1980s. Monthly, May 202, p25ff. Well illustrated 112, spring 1993. Badges of the Royal Navy No 10, Badges review of the RFA Rover class oilers. —. Defensively equipped merchant ships of the RFA, DPR(N)/DNR poster series. Bouvier, Antoine, Fighting hospital ships, (Part One), Warships™ 140 (World Ship Circa late-1980s. International Defense Review, 3.1992. Society), ISSN 0966 6958, March 2001. Bailey, Eric, Secrets of the ships of state, Letter from legal division, ICRC on role of Historical review on the long established RFA ARGUS in the Gulf. right of merchant ships to have defensive Daily Telegraph, 30 January 1993. The armament with a particular focus of the future of HMY BRITANNIA. British Aerospace, Bristol Division. RFA RFA from pre-World War Two to 1945. Bartram, Graham. Queen’s Colour Royal RELIANT, conversion of MV Includes tables of equipment of specimen Fleet Auxiliary. Flagmaster 128, 2008, ASTRONOMER, product leaflet (undated). weapons fits in RFAs. pp1. Journal of the Flag Institute. Well Books of Reference (BRs), Admiralty —. Defensively equipped merchant ships illustrated background article. publications (Part Two), Warships™ 141 (World Ship Baxter, RN. Logistic support ships, Naval BR 875 (1939). Royal Fleet Auxiliary Society), ISSN 0966 6958, June 2001. Architect, January 1978, p1-22. Handbook : first known edition. A copy is Historical review continued with a post- held in the Admiralty Library. There is no Beeley, J M, Hospital Ships SS UGANDA World War Two review. Strong focus on trace of a copy in The National Archives. – at war in the South Atlantic, Journal of defensive armament on RFAs with tables the Royal Naval Medical Service, 96(1), Cammell Laird News. From Container of equipment including non-gun defensive spring 1983, 2125ff. Ship to Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Issue 4,

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November 1983, lead story on RFA Curtis, Ian. Britain's RFA: applying lessons Doust, V F. Fleet Replenishment Ships RELIANT. of the South Atlantic conflict, Defence & (RFAs REGENT and RESOURCE), Clarke, Basil. Vertrep, how the US 6th Foreign Affairs, September 1987. Journal of Naval Engineering, 1968. Fleet is pioneering helicopter Dawson, Christopher. War roles of Donne, Michael, Ed. Royal Fleet Auxiliary, replenishment, Helicopter World, vol 7, merchant ships, International Defense FT Survey, Financial Times, London 12.1963. Review, 7/1988, pp825ff. 8.5.1972. Coulter, Surgeon Commander J C S, de Kerbreck & Williams, David, Overtune Dyson, Michael E. Royal Naval Oil Fuel Naval Hospital Ships, The Navy, October for the ORANJE 1937-1946. Ships Depots in the UK 1945-2000, Warships™ 1949. Monthly, November 1979. Includes brief 145 (World Ship Society), ISSN 0966 CP38. (Careers publication) – produced notes on her hospital ship service. 6958, March 2003. When new methods under a range of titles: Ships & Aircraft of Dethridge, THJ. The History of the Royal and materials were introduced into the th th the Royal Navy, then The Royal Navy its Fleet Auxiliary, The Naval Architect, Royal Navy of the 19 and 20 centuries, ships, aircraft and missiles, later Journal of Royal Institute of Naval the Naval Stores Department became renamed to Ships, aircraft and missiles Architects, No 5, September 1977, responsible for the supply of coal and latter of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. pp167ff. for the purchase, storage and distribution Directorate of Naval Recruiting. First of oil fuel. This paper reviews the post- —. The History of the Royal Fleet World War Two situation with the storage produced by The Admiralty and Central Auxiliary, Journal of the RNSTS: Office of Information, author’s first edition and distribution of Oil fuel to the Navy and is dated September 1962. This free Part 1, number 32, April 1978. use of RFAs. booklet is well illustrated with technical Part 2, number 33, August 1978. Eberlin P, The identification of medical data and has always included RFAs. Part 3, number 34, December 1978. aircraft in periods of armed conflict, International Review of the Red Cross, CP39. (Careers publication) Royal Fleet Dewar E P, Primary casualty reception July/August and November/December Auxiliary Service. The merchant Fleet ship: the hospital with Operation Granby, 1982, Geneva ICRC. that supports the Royal Navy, DPR(RN), Journal of the Royal Naval Medical August 1967. Service, 78(1), Spring 1992. —. Identification of Hospital Ships and ships protected by the Geneva

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Conventions of 17 August 1949, International Review of the Red Cross, November/December 1982, Geneva ICRC. —. Protective Signs, ICRC, 1983 typescript. Elder, A Vavasour, Staff Surgeon, Notes on Hospital Ships and their functions, Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service, 2, October 1916, 443. Ferrie, Capt J G, RN. RFA DILIGENCE, Forward , Journal of Naval Engineering, vol 29, No 2, 1985, pp289ff. Fisher, E F S (retd. DD of Stores). List of Force 4. The newsletter of the Royal Fleet Good technical article on this ship, her Admiralty storeships, store carriers, Auxiliary. An irregular gloss magazine that organisation and her task. store transports and fuelling vessels – developed from the RFA's original 1600-1962, unpublished material, copy newsletter during the 1960s. A number of Fisher, Sir Douglas B, Vice Admiralty. The special editions were published: Fleet Train in the Pacific War, Quarterly held in NMM, MOD Library and by curator. Transactions of The Naval Architect, vol Admiralty vessels includes RFAs. —. September 1981 – Royal visit of the 95, No 2, April 1953, p212. Flagmaster – Flags of the Royal Fleet RFA Service. Auxiliaries – Maritime Flags by Thomas A —. April 1983 - The Falklands. Adams.120, 2006, pp15. Journal of the Flag Institute – well illustrated piece. —. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in support of Operation Corporate – Falklands Islands Flagmaster – Queen’s Colour Royal Fleet 1982 – Falklands 25. Auxiliary. 128, 2008, pp1. Journal of the Flag Institute – well illustrated article by The right to the title Force 4 has been Graham Bartram. transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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Association and an online pilot was —. Part 1, vol 11, No 9 September 1976, Hargreaves, Brian, Oilers of the Royal published in 2013. pp22ff. Navy 1967-2000, Warships™ 144 (World Ford, R A W, Surgeon Captain, the MAINE —. Part 2, vol 11, No 11, November 1976, Ship Society), ISSN 0966 6958, October goes to sea, Journal of the Royal Naval pp12ff. 2002. Originally published as a list of RN Medical Service, 30, January 1944. oiler from 1900 to 1967, by George Goss, James W. Still in Steam – RFA Ransome. Brian Hargreaves has compiled Foxwell, David. Reaping the benefit of EMPIRE GULL, Ships Monthly, vol 13, this list to detail the subsequent additions experience in the Gulf, International No 11, November 1978, pp24ff. and disposals. Defense Review, 2.1991, pp113ff. Goss, Keith, A Captain and his Ship - Capt Harland, Philip, RFA WAVE PREMIER Foxwell, David & Jolly, Rick, Surgeon Cdr, Tony Pitt DSC, RFA – AOR FORT Korean Wartime Voyage 1951-52 – A RN. The RFA AGRUS, a gas-tight, floating GEORGE. Ships Monthly, vol 29, No 3, view from the bridge, pp30, illustrated. field hospital, International Defense March 1994, pp10ff. Undated. Privately published. Review, 2.1991, pp116ff. —. A Captain and his Ship - meets Chris Jeppeson, John, The Changing Role of Fry, Roger. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Knapp - master of RFA ARGUS. Ships Hospital Ships 1608-1991, Monograph reviewed by Ships Monthly, Vol 13, No 6, Monthly, vol 30, No 11, November 1995, 136. The Naval Historical Society of June 1998, pp40ff. This article was pp18ff. Australia Inc, 16pp A4 (undated pamphlet). accompanied by a coloured print of RFA Gunline. The RFA newspaper, issue 1 References, although note precisely FORT VICTORIA and an A-Z list of the was published in June 1985 – ongoing correct, to RFA MAINE. current RFA Fleet. official publication. This is a publication Joint Services Recognition Journal. RN Gibson, R H. Dummy Warships, Marine that no longer has a formal publishing Reference Edition, June 1987. This News, vol XI, No 12, December 1957, schedule. contains illustration of the RFA Fleet. pp27ff. Covers Admiralty ships that Hall, Nick, Replenishing the White Ensign, became oilers. Kelvin Hughes and the RFA. Kelvin Ships Monthly, vol 30, No 10 October Hughes Review 55 February 1976, Kelvin Greenman, David. The Royal Fleet 2003, pp25ff. The datafile contained here Hughes, a division of Smiths Industries Auxiliary, Ships Monthly, include a fleet guide, senior service Ltd. A short product article on radars in suppliers and building for the future. TIDE, NESS, OL and R class ships.

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Kings's Regulations and Admiralty Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The Naval XXXVI(11), November 1982, 570-573. Use Instruction for Royal Navy, HMSO. Ship Rules. Provisional rules for the of hospital ships in the Falkland Islands Lloyd's List. conversion job classification of naval ships (including conflict. eased by 'turnkey' handling of weapons auxiliaries) – issued on CD-ROM, July McCart, Neil, The SS UGANDA story – side. 11 April 1986. Re Harland & Wolff's 1999. Part three – Falklands Hospital Ship and conversion of ARGUS. MacGregor-Navire News 106. troop transport, Ships Monthly, 20(7), Replacement of SIR GALAHAD...and July 1985. repairs to SIR TRISTRAM, August 1985, Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 and 1906 p6-7. Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Maritime Defence. Replenishment, Defence) Order 1988, The, No 1991, supply, logistic and auxiliary vessels: The 11.1989. Fleet Train; Soviet Auxiliaries; SIR GALAHAD - Falklands replacement Miller, David. Logistic support for a logistics ship on trials; USN's UNREP force bluewater fleet - the UK's Royal Fleet and MSC; British Shipbuilders multi-role Auxiliary, International Defense Review, naval auxiliary; developing RAS vol 25, 4.1992, pp334ff. technology, Vol 12, No 8, September Milton-Thompson, G J, The Falklands 1987. Technical article with plan drawings. Campaign, a medical overview, Journal of Maritime Defence. FORT VICTORIA, Royal Naval Medical Service, 69, spring Lloyd's Register. The Naval Connection, one-stop replenishment ship, named at 1983, pp6-9. classing the ships of the Royal Fleet Belfast, August 1990, pp267ff. Moffat, John C. The Right Decision: a Auxiliary, a reprint from 100A1, the Maritime Defence. RFA SIR GALAHAD, career in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Sea magazine of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, vol 12, No 8, September 1987, pp354ff, Breezes, vol 63, No 520, April 1989, September 1979, pp4-11. Well-prepared includes ship drawings. pp255ff. and illustrated article by former RFA officer. May, Lester, Lieut RN, H for Hospital Morris G, Mulligan R D, Rayfield B, Cooke class, World Ship Society, Marine News, D J, Commander RN. AOR, the auxiliary

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oiler replenishment, Journal of Naval Gulf Deployment Surgical Team on RFAs Naval Review, The. What is wrong with Engineering, 32(2), 1988. This article FORT AUSTIN and TIDESPRING in 1982. the RFA? (Replenisher). Vol XLV No 3, described the main features of the new Naval Discipline Act 1967 July 1957, pp74ff. Independent class of AOR and briefly touches on the professional quarterly journal. Archive novel procurement strategy being adopted Naval Historical Branch (Royal Navy) available on website at – http://www.naval- for this major surface ship. Search 5/57, Transports and Auxiliaries review.org/ proclamation 3.8.1914. (typescript). Morris G, Mulligan R D, Rayfield B, Cooke Naval Review, The. What is wrong with D J, Commander RN. The auxiliary oiler —. Search 185, Hospital Ships for British the RFA – the facts. (Provider). Vol XLVI replenishment - The AOR, Review of Pacific Fleet Train. (typescript). No 2, April 1958, pp152ff. Independent Naval Engineering, vol 43, No 2, 1989. —. Ship History – MAINE. (typescript) professional quarterly journal. Archive available on website at – http://www.naval- Mulligan R D (MoD(PE). RFA - a —. Hospital ship 1951 Design, Statement review.org/ changing business, paper 15 - of Requirement, Construction Dept, Centenary Year Conference past, present 22855/1540/3 (typescript). Naval Review, The. The other end of the and future engineering in the Royal Navy, hose. (IGA) Vol XLVI No 1, January 1958, Naval Review, The. The future of the RNEC, Manadon 6-8.9.1989. pp74ff. Independent professional quarterly Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Vol XXXVII No 2, journal. Archive available on website at – Mulquin, James J, Lieut. USN (retd). May 1950, pp134ff. Independent http://www.naval-review.org/ . Arapaho Update, USNI Proceedings, professional quarterly journal. Archive January 1983. available on website at – http://www.naval- Naval Review, The. The Royal Fleet —. Merchant Ship TacAir, USNI review.org/ Auxiliaries – correspondence (Michael W F Day). Vol 67 No 4, October 1979, pp327ff. Proceedings, March 1983. Naval Review, The. The future of the Independent professional quarterly journal. Royal Fleet Auxiliary – correspondence. —. Air Arming the Tankers, USNI Archive available on website at – Vol XLIII No 4, November 1955, pp134ff. Proceedings, November 1987. Deals with http://www.naval-review.org/ . the Arapaho system. Independent professional quarterly journal. Archive available on website at – Naval Review, The. Royal Fleet Mugridge, A R, South Georgia: Surgery at http://www.naval-review.org/ . Auxiliaries – correspondence (R L Fisher). Sea, Journal of Royal Naval Medical Vol 68 No 2, April 1980, pp174ff. Service, 69, Spring 1983, 32-34. Covers

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Independent professional quarterly journal. —. A life of variety in the RFANSU (RFA 274 – RFA FORT GRANGE, September Archive available on website at – Naval Support Unit), Operation Telic, May 1978 http://www.naval-review.org/ . 2003. 289 – RFA BLUE ROVER, December Naval Review, The. RFA Bacchus in the —. FORT ROSALIE, September 2003 1979 Fleet Train (Lionel Hall). Vol 81 No 1, —. RFA Centenary Supplement, 4 page 301 – RFA FORT AUSTIN sails for the January 1993, pp55ff. Independent insert, September 2005. Gulf, December 1980 professional quarterly journal. Archive available on website at – http://www.naval- —. Out of the darkness – facts and figures 335 – RFA SIR LANCELOT, goes back to review.org/ . on Bay class. August 2006. war, October 1983 Navy International. SIR GALAHAD, —. Call in the specialists – RFA and 385 – RFA ARGUS, December 1987 January 1987, pp338ff. Major technical NAS849 off west coast of Africa, pp26-27, 427 – RFA FORT GRANGE – Fort-ifying article attributed to Naval Technical January 2007 the hungry, June 1991 Services. —. MOUNTS BAY blows hot and cold and 441 – RFA DILIGENCE – undoubted virtue Navy International. RFA ARGUS, vol 92, Time for Larg-er and Lyme, editorials on of diligence, August 1992 No 12, December 1987, pp618ff. RFA BAY class vessels, pp16-17, February 2007. 454 – RFA OAKLEAF, September 1993 Navy International. Amphibious Warfare, 467 – RFA FORT VICTORIA's a one-stop Swan Hunter – RFA SIR GALAHAD, —. Navy News series – Ships of the wonder, October 1994 March 1988, p119. Includes drawings Royal Navy: 478 – RFA BRAMBLELEAF keeps the Navy News, Supermarket of the Sea - 157 – RFA ENGADINE the 'arm arm', Navy moving, September 1995 RFA STROMNESS, November 1976. December 1968 493 – RFA GREY ROVER – grey sea —. Supplement July 1997 – Portsmouth. 174 – RFA STROMNESS, May 1970 rover, December 1996 Portsmouth's other grey fleet, [RFA] page 229 – RFA SIR GERAINT, December vi. 1974 501 – RFA FORT GRANGE – more than a floating store, August 1997 —. RFA SIR GALAHAD, September 2002 249 – RFA TIDEPOOL, August 1976 266 – RFA GOLD ROVER, January 1978

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511 – RFA BAYLEAF – tanker made war 598 – RFA BRAMBLELEAF – keeps ‘tm January 1990, p11. Deals with the RFAs début, July 1998 topped up, September 2005 AOR. 516 – RFA OLNA – tanker has 32 years 608 – RFA OAKLEAF – take a leaf from Orders-in-Council various copies held in behind her, November 1998 the RFA book, July 2006 The National Archives, Kew 520 – RFA DILIGENCE – global role for 615 – RFA FORT GEORGE – Fort for see Admiralty Order-in-Council for the versatile RFA, March 1999 good, February 2007 Regulation of the Naval Service No 121, 526 – RFA SIR BEDIVERE – new lease of 618 – RFA MOUNTS BAY – What a 22 March 1911 live, September 1999 glorious Bay, May 2007 see The Merchant Shipping (Ministry of 528 – RFA GOLD ROVER – slips out of 621 – RFA ARGUS – All-‘sea’ing Argus, Defence Ships) Order 1989 No 1991. harms way, November 1999 August 2007 Updated legal status of RFAs 532 – RFA ARGUS – versatility is key to 622 – RFA SIR BEDIVERE – First and last O'Rourke, Capt Gerald USN. A good new aviation , March 2000 knight, September 2007 idea – Arapaho. USNI Proceedings, March 1980, pp44ff. 536 – RFA FORT AUSTIN – provides 632 – RFA LYME BAY – in the Lymelight, stores and much more, July 2000 August 2008 —. What's in store for Arapaho? USNI Proceedings, July 1983, p117-119. 541 – RFA ORANGELEAF -- in familiar 637 – RFA LARGE BAY – The versatile territory, December 2000 Viking, March 2009 Perry, M D, British Hospital Ships, World 544 – RFA SIR TRISTRAM – versatility of Ship Society, Marine News, XL(1), 650 – RFA BAYLEAF – Same procedure January 1986, 26-27. RFA’s strength, March 2001 as every year, September 2010 562 – RFA BLACK ROVER – Caribbean Perry, M D, Landing Ship Logistics, 666 – RFA FORT AUSTIN – Austin Marine News, vol XXV, 8.1971, p282ff. seas call, September 2002 transitition, November 2013 Plant, Dr Glen. 1 Warships and merchant 589 – RFA WAVE RULER – more than Ocean Voice. Technology notebook – just a tanker, December 2004 ships - time for a parting of the ways? 2. sensor ship at sea. Maritime information War and Merchant ship’s defined. Lloyds 591 – RFA FORT VICTORIA – is a floating technology and electronics journal, List, 9 April 1986 and 21 May 1986. warehouse, February 2005

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Provider, pseudo. What is wrong with the Replenisher, pseudo. What is wrong with RFA Newsletter. a typed and duplicated RFA – the facts, The Naval Review, 1958. the RFA, The Naval Review, 1957. news sheet produced by the RFA during Puxley, Christopher J, 15 years with the Rules Publication Act 1893. the 1960s. Developed into Force 4 (qv). Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Warships™ (World RFA Publicity material: see Force 4 and RFA. Ratings - RFA Service, 1.1966 Ship Society), 148 to 153, ISSN0966- Gunline typescript, information booklet. 6958, autobiographical series with good Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Bulletin. A Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service — The descriptions of the training received by Merchant Fleet that supports the Royal RFA officers series of irregular bulletin produced by RFA Public Relations Office. Number One Navy. CP 39, a general information and Queen's Regulations & Admiralty 31 August 1990 – No 17, March 1991. recruitment pamphlet - August 1967. Instructions, Addenda of, 1886, cancelled Replaced by Fleet Bulletin. —. RFA ENGADINE, simple publicity Pilot Jack and introduced the Public pamphlet with plans drawings, description Service Jack. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Fleet Bulletin. An irregular series produced by of the Service and the ship - undated. Quickenden, R H. RFA LYNESS, Marine RFA Public Relations Office. Number One —. OLWEN class, simple publicity News, vol XXI, 5.1967, pp156ff. April 1991 - Number 14 June 1992. pamphlet with plan drawings, description —. RFA ENGADINE, Helicopter Support RFA. The RFA, Why are we so different - of the Service and the ship - undated. Ship, Marine News, vol XXII, 7.1968, December 1964. A publicity typescript by —. RFA TARBATNESS, simple publicity pp176ff. Elizabeth R Abraham. pamphlet with plan drawings, description Ransome, George. Oilers of the Royal RFA. Cadet training with the RFA of the Service and the ship - undated. Navy (1900-1967), Warships 12 (World Service: a loose-leaf typescript handbook —. Communications Ratings of. A full Ship Society), supplement to Marine news, for navigation and engineering cadets, colour A3 general recruitment leaflet — January 1968. MoD DFMT(B), circa 1965. 2/1989. Records of Warships Construction 1939- RFA. Course Calendar 1988. Number 2, —. A Company Contracts Scheme for 1945. The History of the DNC November 1987. This booklet is a good Petty Officers and ratings. undated leaflet. Department, Chapter XXIV - Tankers example of the range of training courses —. A high quality pamphlet by Careers (NHB). This includes information on, eg, available to RFA officers and ratings. the Rangers, Dales and Waves. Consultants Ltd for RFA — undated.

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—. OL class tankers. An 1/3-A4 folded —. LEAF class tankers. A4 folded size —. Fleet Tankers – Small – ROVER class general publicity leaflet — undated. general publicity leaflet — undated. – a full colour A3 folded size general —. ROVER class tankers. An 1/3-A4 —. RFA FORT GRANGE and RFA FORT publicity leaflet – undated, but post-1982. folded general publicity leaflet — undated. AUSTIN. A4 folded size general publicity —. Support Tankers – LEAF class – a full —. RFA ENGADINE. An 1/3-A4 folded leaflet — undated. colour A3 folded size general publicity general publicity leaflet — undated. —. SIR LANCELOT class. A4 folded size leaflet – undated, but post-1982. —. Improved TIDE class tankers. An 1/3- general publicity leaflet — undated. —. Landing Ships Logistics – SIR class – A4 folded general publicity leaflet — —. The ships and their roles. A full colour a full colour A3 folded size general undated. A4 folded size general publicity leaflet — publicity leaflet – undated, but post-1982. —. RFA FORT GRANGE. An 1/3-A4 undated. —. Forward Repair Ship – DILIGLENCE – folded general publicity leaflet — undated. —. A full colour A3 folded size general a full colour A3 folded size general publicity leaflet – undated, but post-1982. —. NESS class tankers. An 1/3-A4 folded publicity leaflet with general details, history general publicity leaflet — undated. and size – undated, but post-1982. —. Air Training Ship - ARGUS class – a —. Fleet Replenishment Ships – FORT full colour A3 folded size general publicity —. RESOURCE and REGENT. An 1/3-A4 leaflet – undated, but post-1982. folded general publicity leaflet — undated. class – a full colour A3 folded size general publicity leaflet – undated, but post-1982. —. Support at Sea – a full colour A3 —. The ships and their roles. An 1/3-A4 folded size general publicity leaflet briefly folded general publicity leaflet — undated. —. Fleet Replenishment Ships - R class – a full colour A3 folded size general covering management, history, the men —. OL class tankers. A4 folded size publicity leaflet – undated, but post-1982. and the ships – undated, but post-1982. general publicity leaflet — undated. —. Fleet Tankers - Large – TIDE and —. Officer Cadetship. A full colour A3 —. ROVER class tankers. A4 folded size OLWEN class – a full colour A3 folded size general recruitment – undated. general publicity leaflet — undated. general publicity leaflet – undated, but —. Junior Ratings of. A full colour A3 —. RFA ENGADINE. A4 folded size post-1982. general recruitment leaflet – 12.1991. general publicity leaflet — undated. —. Deck Cadet General Information booklet – an undated typescript 74F.

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—. De-registration of ships, an MOD —. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the Gulf. A consultative document – undated. full colour RFA publicity poster text by —. Distinction marks of rank and branch Thomas A Adams published MOD July for officers, a RFA poster – undated. 1991. Includes the badges of all RFAs that were deployed to the Gulf and Gulf medal. —. RFA manpower studies – executive summary of the Evaluation by RFA Headquarters, report August 1988. —. Support at Sea. A full colour A2 —. Badges of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, general publicity leaflet briefly covering full colour A3 poster – number 10 in the roe, Commodore RFA, history, the series 'Badges of the Royal Navy'. MOD personnel and the ships and badges – publicity poster. Circa late-1980s. 1994 – update of 1982 leaflet. —. Royal Fleet Auxiliary, full colour A3 —. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in Support poster of the fleet with detailed line of Operation Corporate – Falkland drawings of the ships, text by Thomas A Islands 1982. A full colour A2 publicity Adams – 1989. —. COMRFA – CinCFleet, RFA Flotilla, leaflet under the banner of ‘Force 4’ —. The AOR – Auxiliary Oiler Type Command. A3 full colour publicity marking Falklands 25 – 2007 Replenishment. A full colour RFA publicity leaflet describing the new Type leaflet by Thomas A Adams, for the launch Commander management arrangements - of RFA FORT VICTORIA, published MOD undated circa 1993. 1990. —. RFA FORT GEORGE, Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment. A full colour RFA publicity leaflet by Thomas A Adams for the launch of the ship, published MOD 1991.

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—. Centenary, The RFA – 100 years of RFA Circular Letters: There is no trace of 15/63 – RFA Tugs and Salvage Vessels – worldwide fleet support. An excellent full these Circulars letters in public records, revised rates of pay and leave for officers colour 28 page booklet – August 2005 such as, The National Archives. The from 17.9.62 following represents the small number that 27/64 – RFAs training – working up at became available to the curator. Portland 412/54 – RFA cap badges – officers and 35/64 – Eastern bonus POs 51/64 – Headquarters reorganisation 427/55 – Company Service contracts under MOD offered for POs and ratings 57/64 – RFA Communications Branch – 490/56 – Officers – engineering cadets duties of communications ratings 579/59 – ABCD pipe marking system in 92/64 – Radio Officer training courses RFAs 112/64 – ABCD become NBCD 596/59 – Non-skid painting 25/65 – Signalmen in Royal Fleet 600/59 – Freighting tankers – operations Auxiliaries and handling 84/65 – Uniform – contract RFA officers 621/59 – RFA Personnel – extension of 52/66 – Headquarters Organisation – —. Presentation of The Queen’s Colour Company Service Contract Scheme (POs appointment of Fleet Manager to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by HRH The and ratings) 33/67 – The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Earl of Wessex, Commodore-in-Chief 666/60 – Manning of the Royal Fleet 105/68 – LSL/LST Fleet, approval in RFA. A full colour 32 page booklet – RFA Auxiliary Service principle given to transfer management of LARGS BAY 18 July 2008. fleet from BISN to RFA 677/60 – Painting of tank valves standard 40/69 – New Ensign form RFA: report of colouring the working party on manning and 680/60 – Status of Chief Stewards to management of the RFA Service and other officer marine auxiliary service of the Royal Navy 6/61 – RFA contract Radio Officers (6/65) 821/61 – Company Service Contracts – 100/69 – Ships Clerks – change of title to Maltese ratings Accounts Officer

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116/69 – Funnel painting scheme Sea Chest, No 37, The Northumberland Shaw P S, FRINA, RCNC. One-stop 3/71 – Restructure of catering and Shipbuilding Co, Howden-on-Tyne. replenishment - the AOR, Naval Electrical accounts branches and introduction of September 1969. WSS Tyneside Branch Review, vol 38, no 3, January 1985. Purser Grade quarterly journal. Re RFA Shipbuilder & Marine Engine Builder. 13/71 – New titles RFA Superintendents MERCEDES. HM Turbo-electric fleet oiler – HMS OLNA, P18/88 – RFA Manpower Utilisation Study Service Lists. Produced for World War vol 53, 1946, p71. RFA Chief Officer’s Logs. Copies of One and World War Two [list of British and Shipbuilding & Shipping Record, SIR these handwritten logs are retained by foreign vessels engaged for Naval, LANCELOT, first LSL for the War Office, Naval Historical Branch (NHB). and Commercial purposes, with details of 12.3.1964, vol 103, p351. dates of entry and discharge, rates of hire, RFA Medal Royal Warrant, Command —. TIDESPRING, 2.1963, p104. Paper 5264, MoD(N), ISBN 01 0152 etc.] World War One list compiled by the 26423, 2pp, TSO Ltd, London Shipping Intelligence Section of the —. The electrically propelled fleet oiler - Ministry of Shipping – Part I, Part II covers HMS OLNA, vol 67, 17.1.1946. RFA Temporary Memorandum – Liner Requisition. World War Two list —. The CHUNGKING, vol 77, 5.4.1951, replaced the Circular Letters – introduced compiled by Ministry of War Transport. p427-429. Became RFA RETAINER. by COMRFA circa 1994/95 These lists contain no information on Richardson D A. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, actual voyages undertaken. Available at —. Oil tanker for Admiralty Stores Officer (magazine), Spring 1965 NHB. Department - EDDYCLIFF, vol 81, 2.4.1953, p437-439. Robinson, D MacIver. The logistic ship SIR Service List. World War Two [list of ships LANCELOT, Brassey's Annual, 1964, vol requisitioned by Ministry of war Transport —. Naval Tanker Service, 8.1943, p234. XVIII, pp165ff for Government Service]. Available at —. LAURELWOOD, 2.1954, p139. NHB. Royal Naval Falklands Task Force. 1982 Became RFA CHERRYLEAF (2). MOD DPR full colour Publicity poster. Seafarer, Autumn 2005, A century at Sea —. Attractively decorated 12-passenger Includes the ship’s badges of all RFAs that – article on the RFA. pp8-11; Book review cargo ship for the Ropner Line – MV were in the task force. p29. The Marine Society & Sea Cadets, SOMERSBY, vol 83, 1.4.1954, p414-416. London Became RFA SOMERSBY/RELIANT (2).

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—. The LONDON LOYALTY, vol 54, Smith, James R. The Dummy Stapleton, N B J, Capt RFA. Friendly 28.11.1954, p113-115. Became RFA Squadron, Sea Breezes, vol 64, no 536, Shadow, Ships Monthly, vol 8, no 8 BRAMBLEAF (2). 8.1990, pp542ff. Covers a number of August 1973, pp263ff. —. HEBE a Royal Fleet Auxiliary, vol 100, Admiralty ships that became oilers. —. I joined the Royal Fleet Auxiliary 26.7.1962, pp107ff. Sowdon, Dave. The New SIR GALAHAD, Service, Sea Breezes, vol 51, number —. TIDESPRING – the latest RFA tanker, Warships 84, supplement to Marine 378, June 1977, pp355ff. 7.2.1963, p180. News, spring 1986. Support Afloat for the Royal Navy. Naval —. OLYNTHUS class, vol 108, 22- —. ARGUS - the new aviation training Record, 1967. 29.12.1966. ship, Warships 85, supplement to Marine Tailyour, R S Col RM. The Futures of News, summer 1986. —. LYNESS, vol 109, 16.3.1967, p364. Amphibious Warfare, RUSI Journal, —. FRESH class water carriers, spring 1991. —. ENGADINE, vol 111, 29.3.1968, p429- Warships 86, supplement to Marine 435. Townsend, O R, Hospital Ship, The Log, News, autumn 1986. Furness Withy Group house journal, —. The RFA HEBE, vol 147, 4.7.1962, p5- —. SPA class water carriers, Warships summer 1990. PANAMA/MAINE. 8. 87, supplement to Marine News, winter Truscott, Graham J. Fort George supplies Ships of the Royal Navy series - see 1986. the Fleet, The Rolls-Royce Magazine, under Navy News. —. FRESHSPRING – last of class, number 60, March 1994, p12ff, ISSN Shipping Today and Yesterday, No 185, Marine News, XLO/2. February 1987, 0142-9469. Well illustrated article. July 2005 – special report on Centenary of pp82ff. Valorr, pseudo. The Fleet Train, The the RFA, p37-44. Squire, N D, Capt RFA. Fort Victoria Naval Review, 1946. Sigwart, E E Capt. Royal Fleet Auxiliary – class AOR - information pack, typescript Vicary P A, Letter on mixing up the its evolution is an essential component of comments to RFA PRO 31 January 1990. MAINES, to Ships Monthly, February British Maritime Power, Navy Stanley, F D, Capt RFA. Significance of 1978. International, February 1975, pp10ff. the one-stop replenishment vessel, Navy International, vol 90, no 2, February 1985.

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Villar, Roger, Capt. British merchant supplement 1961, Shipbuilding & Shipping —. More than a supporting role – the shipping in wartime, Lloyd's List, 23 July Record, vol 97, p143-145. RFAs LEAF class tankers, Warships 1981. —. Spares run short for Navy helicopters, World, vol 4, no 1, winter 1991. Warships 1. Supplement to Marine News Daily Telegraph, 10 March 1975. Re —. They also serve – examines role of (World Ship Society), Hospital Ships of ENGADINE and RFA. depot, maintenance and repair ships, World War One, February 1966, 21-30. —. RFA the future, Navy International, Ships Monthly, vol 28, no 3, March 1993, Tentative list of Naval and Military hospital vol 91, no 6, June 1986. pp36ff. ships and ambulance transports. —. RFA ARGUS – the Navy's new air —. RFA 'OL' class tankers, Ships —. 14. Supplement to Marine News (World training ship, Navy International. Monthly, vol 32, no 9, September 1997, Ship Society), Hospital Ships of World War September 1986, pp545-549. pp14ff. One, additional to the list in Warships 1, —. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service 1905- September 1966, inside back cover. White, Christopher J. RFA Service Memorial Register 1905-2005, 2008. 2005, The Review (quarterly journal of the Warships™14. Supplement to Marine Privately printed and published. Naval Historical Collectors & Research News (World Ship Society), British Association), vol 17, no 4, Spring 2005 pennant numbers of World War Two, Whitfield, Martin. How Ministry see future 1997, pp3-19. January 1969. Includes flag X – oilers, support role of the RFA, Lloyd's List, 20 April 1985. X, pseudo. Supplies for the Fleet, The store carriers and water carriers 1939- Naval Review, 1952. 1947. Wise, Jon. The Oceans Hypermarkets:

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The Forward Repair Ship RFA DILIGENCE [ANRS collection]

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Selected official records ADM1/8608/114, Hospital ship BERBICE, ADM1/10363. 1939-1940. Salutes to Mediterranean, general memo 1921. foreign warshps by RFAs, procedure;

Admiralty 268/1940. Admiralty records in The National ADM1/8636/27. 1923. Officers of RFA; Archives, Kew (prefixed ADM). For class of travelling accommodation. ADM1/10462. 1932-1940. Dean of Admiralty Transport Department records ADM1/8659/81. 1924, Medical treatment Gibraltar, Church of England officiating see under prefix MT. and sick pay for RFA ratings. minister to RN and Dockyard personnel; continuation of appointment and inclusion ADM1/172/37. 1937 provision of oiler for ADM/8689/196, Geneva Convention, Sea of ministration to RFA personnel in duties; Naval forces off Spanish Coast - RFA Transport Regulations, Engagement of Admiralty 452/1940. MONTENOL, etc. hospital ships and carriers, revised instruction to Masters, 04/1925. ADM1/10911. 1926. Registration of ADM1/8432/256, 1915, Distinctive lights Admiralty vessels – NL1113/1926. for hospital ships. ADM1/8752/190. 1931, Application of the disciplinary provision of the Merchant ADM1/10916. 1940. Loss of RFA ADM1/8433/270A. 1915. Status of GPO BOARDALE, report by Master. cable ships, proposed recognition as Shipping Acts to government owned RFAs. vessels; case of RFA NUALA, owned and ADM1/11552. 1941-1943. Collision registered by the Admiralty but loaned to between RFA BLUE RANGER and SS ADM1/8485/79, 1917, Hospital Ships, list the New Zealand Government and IRIS; board of enquiry report and payment of those sunk or damaged by enemy manned by a New Zealand crew. of claim against Admiralty. action. ADM1/9322. 1930. RFA PHILOL and hulk ADM1/11856. 4.4.1939, fast fleet freighting ADM1/8490/134, 1915-1917 Alphabetical ‘Valiant’, collision details. oiler tankers for service with Royal Navy. list of armed merchant , fleet auxiliaries, hospital ships and various ADM1/9447. 1924-1933. RFAs, pay and ADM1/12021. 1941-1942, collision craft. 94pp, MO1945, Confidential. Less condition of service of officers and men. between RFA WAR PINDARI and SS detail than the Service List. ADM1/9762. 1925-39, Defensive GUNVOR MAERSK while in Convoy FS1: report of Admiral Leggett’s Committee. ADM1/8518/86, List of notified Hospital armament of RFAs. Ships (naval and military), 1918 ADM1/9447. 1924 RFAs - full pay leave, sick pay for officers, etc.

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ADM1/12182. 1942. RFA ALDERSDALE – ADM1/15406. 1943, RFA DEWDALE, documents referring to purchase, fuelling operations with North Russian docking, repairs and conversion. conversion, modifications, manning of convoy; NS018763/42. ADM1/15408. 1942-1943, RFA BELGOL these vessels. Some references to DALES ADM1/12601. 1942-1943. RFA DEWDALE damaged by enemy action: stores to be and WAVES. damage by air attack. consigned to the Master c/o The Wallsend ADM1/17237, June 1944. Contains details ADM1/12778. 1943-46, ex-Dutch ship Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd. of Royal Navy hospital ships and PAPENDRECHT captured from Germany ADM1/15411. 1943, SS EMPIRE GOLD - requirements for war against Japan. renamed EMPIRE SALVAGE, registration as RFA EPPINGDALE. ADM1/18960. 18.4.1944, arrangements for arrangements with Dutch re use of. ADM1/16941. 1943-1944. Entitlement of manning and equipping RFAs allocated to ADM1/14308. 1943. RFA BOXOL, awards RFA personnel to the 1939/43 Star; NS take part in operations, re 'mass invasion to personnel for gallantry during siege of 017830/1944 of the Continent' – Operation Overlord. Malta. ADM1/16948. 1944. Report on conduct of ADM1/18961. 1944, 500 ton water carriers ADM1/14424. 1943, Honours for Merchant RFA Officer and request for special building as RFAs - SPARBURN, Navy personnel: procedure for submitting commendation for services rendered with SPAPOOL, SPALAKE, fitting recommendations for RFA officers and Army hospital ships during the advance of requirements. men. the Eight Army from El Alamain; NS ADM1/18964. 1943-46, 15-knot tankers ADM1/15033. 1942-1943. Mining of RFA 011745/1944. WAVE class transferred to Admiralty as BISHOPDALE in Australian waters, report ADM1/16949. 1944. Expansion of the RFAs for manning and management. of Board of Enquiry. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service - three part ADM1/18966. 1944-1945, RFA ADM1/15393. 12.1.1943, fast fleet secret report. BISHOPDALE, crash dive bombing report. attendant oilers. ADM1/17008. 1944 programme Navy ADM1/19493. 1945-1946. Report on loss ADM1/15400. 1941-1943, RFA RELIANT, estimates - new construction water carriers of HM Ships ANKIN, GRASSHOPPER, engagement of Lascar crew to replace built for Director of Stores as RFAs. STRONGHOLD and RFA FRANCOL in Maltese crew. ADM1/17019. 1944 programme, OLNA 1942 and proposal for public and OLEANDER. File of naval store announcement of circumstances of loss of STRONGHOLD.

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ADM1/19666. 1945-1946. Board of ADM1/22632. 1951. Approval for civilian ADM1/23304. 1948-53, Royal Fleet Enquiry into mining of RFA ENNERDALE; staff employed in RFAs in Korean waters Auxiliary proposed appointment of M4052/1946. to wear uniform. Commodore and Commodore Chief ADM1/20193, Hospitals, hospital ships, ADM1/22663. 1951. Approval for RFAs Engineer. sick quarters, medical service. Post-war operating in Korean waters to be armed. ADM1/24033. 1952. RFAs, special policy and immediate requirements 1945- ADM1/22816. 1939-1940. Assistant repatriation and sick leave clauses in 46. Fuelling Officer: filling of post by Maltese ratings articles. ADM1/20683, Admiralty memo on hospital appointment of a RFA Officer. ADM1/24238. 1941-1942. Issue of rum to ships, 1947. ADM1/22977. 1934, RFA ORANGELEAF, personnel of RFA tankers engaged in ADM1/21336. 1949-1950. RFA vessels, payment of allotments on behalf of oiling-at-sea; NS Fuel/4443/41. pay and conditions of service for officers; members of the Trinidad crew. ADM1/25311, HM Yacht BRITANNIA: CE14846/1949. ADM1/22978. 1934-1937. RFA vessels, potential use as a hospital ship, 1954. ADM1/21738. 1950-1951, RFA Service employment of Bengali lascars and Malay ADM1/25364. 1954-1956. Report by RFA pay and conditions; CE6019/1950. deck crews. CAUTIOUS on salvage of MT WORLD ADM1/22424. 1950-1951, HM Treasury ADM1/22979. 1937. RFA vessels, CONCORD; BD/791/54. approval for RFA pension scheme; employment of Bengali lascars at ADM1/26204, Draft specifications for long CE9767/1951. Singapore. and short-range voyage hospital ships and ADM1/22499. 1951, HM Treasury approval ADM1/22980. 1938. Admiralty bonus to ambulance carriers, 1955-57. for application of war pension schemes to RFAs during Abyssinian and Palestine ADM1/26437. Royal Fleet Auxiliaries: Indian and Chinese crews of RFA vessels dispute. Fitting of helicopter platforms; Director of serving in Korean waters; L3020/1951. ADM1/23236, future of HMHS MAINE and Stores, 8.6.1955-1961. ADM1/22512, Royal Navy’s contribution to requirements for hospital ship in Korean ADM1/26632. 1956. Employment of the Korean War. Contains details on the waters 1950-1955, APD032/1952. Seychellois and Mauritians in RFA work of RFA MAINE. Comments by Medical Director General. vessels, cost, training, rates of pay, etc; NS Fuel 2730/56.

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ADM1/26736, HM Yacht BRITANNIA ADM1/27650. 1959-1961. RRS ADM1/28697. 1963. RFA Service: consideration of conversion to a temporary DISCOVERY II: proposal to order a participation in Navy Days; NS Fuel small hospital ship in event of peacetime replacement ship; GF23/60. 921/63. emergency, 1954-1955. Plans. ADM1/28354. 1963-1967. RFA FORT ADM1/28698. 1963-1964. RFA WAVE ADM1/26781. 1957. RFA SOMERSBY – LANGLEY conversion for Polaris PRINCE, award of Royal Humane Society purchased by Admiralty from Ropner freighting; N/AS615/63. Certificate for Saving Life – Assistant Cook Shipping Co; MAT7489/57. Ship later ADM1/28366. 1963-1964. National A Boyle. became RFA RELIANT. Insurance Act 1963; changes in conditions ADM1/28698. 1959-1963. Naval Store ADM1/27143. 1919-1958. History of Royal for ‘contracting out’; Order in Council 11/63 Journal Vols 12 to 16; NS Staff 75/63. Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Service. NS Fuel of 20 Dec 1963 for RFA Officers; Order-in- ADM1/28889. 1964-1965 RFA personnel: 905/58. Quite a disappointing file with a Council 12/63 of 20 December 1963 for approval to use NAAFI facilities. misleading title. RFA Ratings; CE2337/63. ADM1/29063. 1964. Royal Navy and Royal ADM1/27144. 1958-1961. RFA ADM1/28433. 1963-1967. Helicopter Marines operations in East Africa: reports DERWENTDALE, payment of Argentine support ship RFA ENGADINE; tenders and by COs, including photographs depicting Maritime Pension Tax for chartered contracts placed 1964; CP57133/63. revolution in Zanzibar; evacuation of service. ADM1/28449. 1963-1972. RFA tankers civilians by HMS OWEN and RFA HEBE. ADM1/27400, Hospital Ships use and AO15 and 16, investigation into fitting bow ADM1/29064. 1963-1966. RFA Service – status, 1924. thrust units; fitting and trials of unit fitted in report of Working Party; MII/278/2/64. AO16 (OLNA). ADM1/27538. 1956-1959. RFAs: manning ADM1/29285. 1940-1950. Korean War, and operation; NS(F)1923/59. ADM1/28694. 1963-1967. RFA ships, RFAs, allowances etc. ADM1/27631. 1960-1963. Concept of provision of closed circuit television; N/NS Fuel 363/63. ADM1/29363. 1941-1942. Award of Naval afloat support, DoV memo November GSM (Palestine) to Master of RFA 1960; ADP347/60. ADM1/28696. 1963-1969. RRS ARNDALE for service on RFA BOXOL. DISCOVERY: general management; NS Fuel 456/63. ADM1/29557. 1943-1944. Awards to 4 officers and men of RFA DERWENTDALE

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for services during Salerno landings; Hospital Ships; Annex B Report on RFA 1939-1943. Interesting with information correspondence re recommendation for hospital ship MAINE; Annex C regarding carriage in and attacks on. awards to officers and men of various Specification and a 1904 profile drawing ADM116/5208, Hospital Ship Policy 1939- merchant ships. for a Twin Screw Fleet Auxiliary hospital 1946. Includes interesting background ADM1/30651. 1959-1961. Operation ship. administrative and legal, international Trousseau patrol by RRS DISCOVERY II; ADM116/1395, 1396, 1397 and 1398, conventions, requisition of ships, fitting out, MII/282/36/59. Retained by Department Alleged misuse of British hospital ships etc plus confidential policy information. under Section 3.4. 1915-1918 Makes reference to CB04014(39). ADM1/30789. 1950-1951. Award of ADM116/3514, Reports of Proceedings, ADM116/5769, Geneva Conference 1949, posthumous Albert Medal to AB M R Ellis Hospital Ship MAINE, 1937. Spanish Civil 1947-1948. Inter-Departmental committee for attempting to save life at sea on RFA War period. on the revision of the Geneva WAVE COMMANDER. ADM116/3626. Admiralty vessels, RFAs Conventions. Notes on meetings and ADM1/30871. 1957. Commendations and chartered vessels, Ensigns, disguises, reports by Admiralty sub-committee on awarded to officers and men of the RFA by etc. Question re Ensigns 1913, London proposed Maritime Conventions; Commander, Task Force Grapple (nuclear Naval Treaty 1936. correspondence with War Office regarding hospital ships. 6867 Vol 6 and Vol 11. bomb tests). ADM116/3677. 1937 confidential ADM116/924. 1901-1911, Vol 1 unpublished report: Work of the Royal ADM116/5770, Geneva Conference 1949, Government auxiliary vessels, non- Navy during the Spanish Civil War [re RFA 1947-1948. Reports by J C Mossop on commissioned and managed as part of the MAINE, hospital ship]. Geneva Convention 1929. Royal Navy – legal status. ADM116/4561, Hospital Ships and ADM116/5800 to ADM116/5813. 1939- ADM116/925. 1901-1911, Vol 2 Carriers in war, 1939-42. Contains BoT 1945, 14 volumes, History of the Naval Government auxiliary vessels, non- specification, notes on ship numbering and Store Department 1939-1945. Volumes commissioned and managed as part of the markings including Red Cross markings. cover Western Mediterranean, Operations Royal Navy – legal status. Torch and Husky, establishment of bases ADM 116/4811, Hospital ships and in South and East Africa, support of ADM116/1245, Report on the Committee Carriers in wartime (allied and enemy), Eastern and Pacific Fleets, co-operation on Naval Medical Service, 1909. Part III B

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with US Navy, support of operation ADM138/93. Curator 186, HMNS MAINE 1925, eg, RFA KHARKI and RFA Overlord, role of home and overseas yards (1902) hospital ship papers 1901 to 1914. PETROLUEM. and depots and history of fuelling at sea. ADM138/94. Curator 209, papers for ADM138/244. Curator ID 219A, Oilers - Director of Stores was responsible for the proposed hospital ship MEDIATOR (not papers on fuel barges 1900-1925 1905. manning and management of RFAs. built), covering 1904-1916. ADM138/257. Curator ID 221, repair ships ADM116/6451. 1962. Courts martial – ADM138/103. Curator 183, victualling and HMS CYCLOPS (ex Indrabarah 1905) hazarding of HMS FALMOUTH (collision water lighters 1900 to 1914. covering 1905-1936. with RFA TIDEFLOW) 05 December 1961. ADM138/127. Curator 182B, coaling craft, ADM138/307. Curator ID 227, petrol Admiralty technical records in National design proposals, specification for various carrier RFA ISLA (1907) papers 1906- Maritime Museum, Greenwich (prefixed craft 1900 to 1925. 1910. ADM138); (based on NMM’s Ships Cover Catalogue, the ID number is the curator’s ADM138/176. Curator ID 178, water ADM138/308. Curator ID 278, coaling and number used by the NMM). carrier/distilling ship AQUARIUS (1902), oiling, oiling-at-sea (1910-1913). papers from July 1901 with decision to ADM138/309. Curator ID 278A, coaling ADM138/93. Curator 186, HMNS MAINE purchase the ship. (1902) hospital ship papers 1901 to 1914 and oiling, oiling-at-sea (1910-1913). ADM138/215. Curator ID 182, coaling craft ADM138/396. Curator ID 311, hospital ADM138/94. Curator 209, papers for of various type 1904-1930, eg, C50 (1904), proposed hospital ship MEDIATOR (not ships MEDIATOR, HELIOPOLIS and C138 (1905) C185 (1906). Lists all MAINE etc. built), covering 1904-1916 Admiralty coaling craft for 1907 and 1912, ADM138/396. Curator ID 311, hospital reports of experiments of coaling-at-sea. ADM138/498. Curator ID 378, converted ships MEDIATOR, HELIOPOLIS and Details of coaling vessels in use with US oilers CALIFOL, OLMOS and OLDBURY MAINE etc Navy. etc. ADM138/***. Curator ID 585, hospital ship ADM138/241. Curator ID 241, oil tanker ADM138/549. Curator ID 371, mooring 1939 design (not built) steamer BURMA (1911). steamers HOLDFAST, BULLFRONG, STEADFAST, LIMPET and FIDGET. ADM138/243. Curator ID 219, Oilers - papers for oilers and fuel barges 1900-

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ADM138/550. Curcator ID 390, oilers ADM138/499. Curator ID 295, oiler MONCALM, RUTHENIA, PERTHSHIRE 8,000 ton BRITISH and ATHENA class. KURUMBA. and HUNGERFORD etc ADM138/350. Curator ID 285, coaling ADM138/500. Curator ID 295A, oiler ADM138/552. Curator ID 361, oil fuel craft, 350 tons, eg, C140, C364. KURUMBA. vessels 2,000 ton for MIXOL and ADM138/356. Curator ID 201, RFA ADM138/502. Curator ID 297, oiler THERMOL etc RELIANCE (ex KNIGHT COMPANION TREFOIL ADM138/***. Curator ID 361A, oil fuel (purchased 1912), some information on ADM138/503. Curator ID 318, oilers, 5,000 vessels 2,000 ton for MIXOL, THERMOL, RFAs ASSISTANCE (1900) and ton Trinol class PRESTOL, CELEROL and FORTOL etc CYCLOPS (1905), papers 1912 to 1919. ADM138/504. Curator ID 318A, oilers, ADM138/585. Curator ID 375, aviation ADM138/369. Curator ID 369, salvage 5,000 ton Trinol class spirit carrier PETROBUS craft THRUSH, RACER, MARINER and ADM138/626. Curator ID 171, stores ships REINDER, miscellaneous. ADM138/505. Curator ID 315, oiler TURMOIL (1898-1913) only named vessel with ADM138/396. Curator ID 311, hospital significant papers is INDUSTRY (1901) ADM138/506. Curator ID 357, oil fuel ships MEDIATOR, HELIOPOLIS and ADM138/627. Curator ID 171A, stores MAINE etc. vessel 1,000 ton 1915, CREOSOL, KIMMEROL and DISCOL? etc ships (1919-1942) papers on ARGO ADM138/430. Curator ID 339, purchased (1917), BACCHUS (1915), INDUSTRY and hire vessels for war purposes; depot ADM138/507. Curator ID 366, converted (1901), PERTHSHIRE (purchased 1914) ships SOBO, SOKOTO and ARO. oiler tankers OLMOS, OLIVET etc, Leaf [see 155, 155A and 365A] class ADM138/434. Curator ID 296, oil tank ADM138/642. Curator ID 429, War class ships 10,000 ton, OLIVA, OLAF and ADM138/534. Curator ID365, water oilers OLNA, not built (1912). carriers Innis type, INNISJURA, INNISULVA etc BLACKSTONE ADM138/***. Curator ID 389, oilers 10,000 ADM138/497. Curator ID 273, oilers, ton PHILOL class ATTENDANT, SERVITOR, CAROL and ADM138/535. Curator ID365A, distilling ships/water carriers BACCHUS, ADM138/***. Curator ID 502, Fleet fuelling FEROL (1915). tugs for Director of Supply?, C307, C308,

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C405, C10, C11 (ex Foremost 91), C129, Admiralty records in The National ADM199/923, War History case 7835; Red C64 (ex Foremost 90) etc Archives, Kew (prefixed ADM) continued: Cross affairs, 1941-44. Covers Italian ADM138/***. Curator ID 502A, SP lighter ADM178/195. 1939-1940. Stranding of government’s refusal and final acceptance for Director of Supply? Supply, store RFA BIRCHOL, Board of Enquiry; to recognise TJITJALENKA and OPHIR as vessels, colliers Admiralty 242/40. hospital ships. ADM138/***. Curator ID 502B, dumb ADM178/260. 1941. Board of Enquiry into ADM199/932, Hospital Ship committee lighters for Director of Supply? C craft, oil loss of RFA CAIRNDALE, 1941. Admiralty Reports, 1941-1942. fuel, aviation and oil separator 526/41. ADM199/1746. 1944-1945. Fleet Train – ADM138/***. Curator ID 502C, self ADM178/267. 1941-1942. Investigation of merchant vessels and RFAs required for propelled lighters for Director of Supply various complaints from crew of RFA operational service in Far East, Operation (sic), oil fuel store CEDARDALE. Iceberg and other operations; History case X83. ADM138/***. Curator ID 560, tanker Dale ADM186/6, CB 849 – Hospital Carriers class and Hospital Ships, Instructions, 1912. ADM199/1760. 1945 Fleet Train Records, Logistics - various craft., principal details of ADM138/***. Curator ID 564A, water tank Produced by the Admiralty War Staff, RFAs. vessels Fresh class Mobilization Department. This is the primary manual with details on the taking ADM199/1797. Rear Admiral Scapa, Base ADM138/***. Curator ID 564B, water tank Records, Fuel and Fuelling. vessels Fresh class 1941-1943 up, fitting out and deployment of ships and carriers. Details distinction between a Ship ADM1991803. 1939-1942. Rear-Admiral ADM138/***. Curator ID 578, motor and a Carrier (corrected to 1 June 1912). Scrap, RFAs and MFAs entitled to duty coaster ROBERT MIDDLETON and free privileges, civil defence, salvage, etc. ROBERT DUNDAS ADM 186/10, H M Transport Service Regulations, 1912-14. ADM199/2165. 1939-1945 Battle of ADM138/***. Curator ID 585, hospital ship Atlantic History (vol 55) – reports on 1939 design (not built) ADM186/677. 1914. Pendant Board for HM Ships and RFAs. rescue tug organisation, Shipping Defence Advisory Committee, escort oilers, etc. ADM186/717. 1917. Pendant Board for HM Ships, RFAs and Coastguard stations.

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ADM202/831. April-May 1982. War ADM226/684. 1959. Admiralty Experiment ADM227/2597. 1967. Admiralty Diaries. Operation Corporate: RFA SIR Works report: RFA RETAINER, vibration Experiment Works report: RFA BEDIVERE, Royal Marines battle casualty trials. RESOURCE, shaft vibration trails, 2nd replacements (Falklands Conflict). ADM226/813. 1963. Admiralty Experiment April and 6 June 1967plus trials results ADM202/852. May 1982. War Diaries. Works report: RFA TYPHOON, speed, from RFA REGENT 25 July 1967. Operation Corporate: Commando Logistic towing and bollard pull trials. ADM227/2767. 1973. Admiralty Regiment, Royal Marines, Annex A2 – ADM226/818. 1963. Admiralty Experiment Experiment Works report: Investigation RFA SIR PERCIVALE log sheets. Works report: RFA TIDEPOOL, preliminary into the causes of electrical shocks ADM219/713. August 1977. Some tactical report of speed trails with standard experienced by personnel working on aspects of reliance upon RFAs; DNOS propeller. isolated wiring in the motor starters of RFAs REGENT and RESOURCE. Note 1/77. ADM226/882. 1965. Admiralty Experiment ADM226/71. 30 July 1951. Admiralty Works report: RFA TIDEPOOL, preliminary ADM239/256, CB 04014(39), Instructions Experiment Works report: RFA FORT report of speed trails with noise reduced concerning naval hospital ships and DUQUESNE, helicopter trials, ship motion. and standard propellers. hospital carriers taken up for service in war, 1939-44. ADM226/317. 1955. Admiralty Experiment ADM226/936. 1967. Admiralty Experiment Works report: RFA TIDEREACH, speed Works report: RFA TIDEPOOL, propeller ADM239/263. 1939.CB4029B(39) trials. viewing trails. Instructions concerning supply of fuel in time of war: RFAs. Contains tabulated data ADM226/437. 1967. Admiralty Experiment ADM226/971. 1969. Admiralty Experiment on RFA ships – early version of Particulars Works report: RFA RESOURCE Works report: RFA FORT LANGLEY, of RFAs. (AEFS01), preliminary report on first of vibration survey of missile magazine. class speed trails. ADM239/264. 1939. CB4039 Instructions ADM226/1103. 1971. Admiralty concerning the supply of naval stores ADM226/441. 1967. Admiralty Experiment Experiment Works report: RFA (other than fuel) in time of war. Works report: RFA RESOURCE ENGADINE, effect of bilge keels on rolling (AEFS01), final report of turning and and motion in head seas. ADM239/357. 1944-1945. CB4305 Details manoeuvring trails of Combined Operations Landing Ships.

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Includes details of the Dale class RFA ADM267/115. 1941-1943. Dept of Naval reports: RFA BROOMDALE, RFA WAR Landing Ship Gantries. Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage SEPOY. ADM239/439. 1955. Particulars of RFAs. reports: RFA MONTENOL. ADM267/128. 1940-1941. Dept of Naval ADM239/492. 1961. Particulars of RFAs, ADM267/115. 1941-1943. Dept of Naval Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage amendment No 12. Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage reports: RFA WAR BHARATA. reports: RFA ABBEYDALE. ADM239/736. 1966. Particulars of RFAs. ADM267/129. 1940-1941. Dept of Naval ADM267/116. 1940-1945. Dept of Naval Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM249/56. 1947. Admiralty Corrosion Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage reports: RFA OLNA, RFA WAR PINDARI, Committee, destruction by shipworm reports: RFA OLIGARCH. RFA WAR NIZAM. attack of Lignum vitae rubber bushes in RFAs ECHODALE and BISHOPDALE. ADM267/117. 1943-1944. Dept of Naval ADM267/130. 1940-1942. Dept of Naval Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM249/1028. 1967. Admiralty Corrosion reports: RFA BROOMDALE. reports: RFA BISHOPDALE, RFA WAR Committee, fungal attack of 9 inch mooring SIRDAR. ropes ex RFA TIDEFLOW. ADM267/119. 1941-1942. Dept of Naval Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM267/131. 1941-1943. Dept of Naval ADM254/55. 1951. Admiralty Central reports: RFA WAR NIZAM. Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage Metallurgical Laboratory reports: RFA reports: RFA ENNERDALE. FORT DUQUESNE, examination of ADM267/120. 1941-1943. Dept of Naval fractured eyeplate fitted to mast; includes Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM267/119. 1941-1942. Dept of Naval photographs. reports: RFA ENNERDALE. Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage reports: RFA WAR NIZAM. ADM261/1—12, History papers on the ADM267/122. 1940-1945. Dept of Naval Royal Naval Medical Service re Surgeon Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM289/56. 1965. Admiralty Oil Fuel Commander Coulter’s preparation of the reports: RFA RFA DERWENTALE, RFA Laboratory report: RFA TIDEPOOL, the official history. BISHOPDALE, WAR DIWAN, RFA burning of centrifuged fuel. Report no 41. FRANCOL. ADM267/112. 1939-1943. Dept of Naval ADM289/61. 1966. Admiralty Oil Fuel Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage ADM267/126. 1939-1940. Dept of Naval Laboratory report: RFA TIDEPOOL, the reports: RFA CAIRNDALE. Construction, Torpedo and Mine, Damage

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burning of centrifuged fuel; part 2 trails ADM302/746. 1978. Admiralty Underwater Admiralty Letter 7.5.1951, Construction of using normal Admiralty fuel. Weapons Establishment report: Radiated New Hospital Ship; MOD1072/50. Copy ADM289/76. 1972. Admiralty Oil Fuel noise report 20/78: routine measurements held in Naval Historical Branch. Laboratory report: water in Avcat, on RFA TIDESPRING (fleet replenishment Admiralty Circular Letter No 9, replenishment-at-sea between RFA tanker). T3487/1905, dated 3 August 1905. TIDESPRING and HMS ARK ROYAL 6 ADM302/757. 1978. Admiralty Underwater [Admiralty Circular Letters, Vol 3 1905-, November 1971. Weapons Establishment report: Radiated NHL. This makes the first public reference ADM289/124. 1970. Admiralty Oil Fuel noise report 40/78: routine measurements to RFAs and confirms the status of MFAs. Laboratory report: inspection of Avcat on RFA REGENT (armament supply). Specifically mentions hospital ship RFA refuelling system for helicopters on RFA ADM302/758. 1978. Admiralty Underwater MAINE. TIDEPOOL 4-6 June 1970. Weapons Establishment report: radiated Admiralty Order-in-Council for the ADM289/126. 1972. Admiralty Oil Fuel noise radar RFA GOLD ROVER support Regulation of the Naval Service - New Laboratory report: examination of oil ship; AUWE publication 47526. Retained Flags for ships. 9.7.1864: finally abolished samples taken on the oil slick trial at sea by Department under Sec 3.4. Red, White and Blue squadron colours and on RFA TIDEPOOL 1-10 June 1970. ADM302/761. 1978. Admiralty Underwater directed, what is current use of Red, White Weapons Establishment report: radiated and Blue Ensign and changed Public ADM302/732. 1978. Admiralty Underwater Service Ensign and Pilot Jack. Weapons Establishment report: Radiated noise radar RFA BLACK ROVER; AUWE noise report 3/78: routine measurements publication 47750. Retained by Admiralty Order-in-Council for the on RFA OLNA (fast fleet replenishment Department under Sec 3.4. Regulation of the Naval Service No 121, ship). ADM358/1064. 01.01.1942-31.12.1943. dated 22 March 1911 : Statutory Rules & Admiralty Casualty Branch, enquiries into Orders 1911/No 338 make regulations as ADM302/738. 1978. Admiralty Underwater to registration as British ship in service of Weapons Establishment report: Radiated missing personnel; Ordinary Seaman R F Derbyshire: RFA GREY RANGER (sic) the Admiralty, make under Section 80, noise report 8/78: routine measurements Merchant Shipping Act, 1906. on RFA SIR GERIANT (sic) (landing ship torpedoed 22 September 1942; logistics); AUWE publication 45528. presumption of death. Admiralty Committee on the Use of Oil Retained by Department under Sec 3.4. Fuel in the Navy 1911-1912. Volume 1,

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Departmental and other reports and AFO3418/50 – RFA tugs and salvage AFO1866/59 – RFA manning and minutes of evidence from 12.1912-2.1913 vessels - administration and records. operation for Replenishment-at-Sea. and interim report of the Committee dated AFO3767/51 – Rank of RFA Commodore AFO3008/59 – Helicopter platforms in HM 19.1.192. NHL. instituted. Ships and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. Admiralty Fleet Orders ((prefixed as AFO322/53 – RFAs, list of. AFO435/60 – Royal Fleet Auxiliary - AFO) were superceded by DCIs (Defence AFO3226/53 – RFA list. appointment of Commodore Chief Council Instructions) and later by DINS Engineer RFA. (Defence Instructions and Notices): AFO310/54 – RFA - inspection by Lloyds's AFO2405/60 – Charter of RFA PLUMLEAF AFO3544/21 – RFA – manning. and Ministry of Transport surveyors. AFO8/1961 – RFAs - forms of reference. AFO3934/21 – Hospital Ships. AFO2602/57 – RFAs, list of. AFO1434/59 – RFA TIDE class - change AFO5/62 – RFAs – charter of RFA AFO1190/22 – Oilers on Admiralty Service BACCHUS - managers. of names. AFO1242 – RFAs – charter of RFA HEBE AFO214/25 – Admiralty and Director of AFO1435/58 – RFA tugs and salvage Sea Transport - relations. vessels - administration and responsibility. AFO159/66 – RFA Afloat Support - RFA tankers revised designations. AFO402/40 – RFA vessels - designation. AFO1857/58 – AMHERST, ASISs FORT LANGLEY, FORT ROSALIE and FORT AFO983/67 – OLYNTHUS class fleet AFO4643/40 – Additional distinguishing SANDUSKY – operation and management tankers - change of name. marks on Hospital Ships. AFO1135/59 – MV GEORGE LYRAS – Admiralty Fleet Orders (AFOs) dealing AFO1652.47 – Naval Store Carrying renaming as RFA APPLELEAF with Hospital Ships: Service. AFO1264/59 – Painting of weather work AFO3934/21, Hospital Ships. AFO3560/47 – RFAs, list of. on HM Ships and RFAs in time of peace. AFO4643/40, Additional distinguishing AFO2216/50 – RFA Fleet Attendant oilers AFO1349/59 – MVs LONDON LOYALTY marks on Hospital Ships. and store carrying vessels - allocation of and SOUTHERN SATELLITE – renaming base ports. Admiralty Monthly Orders (prefixed as as RFAs BRAMBLELEAF and AMO): ORANGELEAF

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AMO142/1916, Duties of Hospital Ships. AWO1678/18, MAGIC II not to be renamed AWO*** -- see entries under Admiralty AMO1150/1918, Notified Hospital Ships, MAGICIAN. Weekly Orders. List of Naval, 4.4.1918. AWO1772/18, Hospital Ships, avoidance Books of Reference (BRs) AMO1289/19, Notified Hospital Ships, List by British aircraft, 30.5.1918. Admiralty/Royal Naval publications: of Naval and Military. AWO 1773/18, British notified Hospital BR678, Naval Hospital Ship Admiralty Weekly Orders (prefixed as Ships, alterations, 30.5.1918. Administration, ed 1959, London, AWO): AWO2089/18, Hospital Ship MAJIC II Admiralty 1959. Small typescript booklet. AWO357/14, Dental Surgeon in Hospital renamed CLASSIC. BR 875 (c1991) Regulations for the Royal Ships. AWO132/1921, Hospital Ship BERBICE Fleet Auxiliary: AWO516/14, Hospital Ships orders not (RFA), 12.1.21 Vol 1 - Administration. supplied to, unless order affects hospital Aviation, Ministry of, and successor Vol 2 - Operations. ships, 10.10.1914. records in The National Archives Vol 3 - Ship maintenance and AWO1818/15, Correspondence to Hospital (prefixed AVIA): repair. Ships, 22.10.1915. AVIA6/24558. 1973. Observation made of BR1233, Medical Storekeeping AWO201.16, Duties of Hospital Ships, Sea King helicopter operation on tanker Instructions, London, MoD(N). 4.2.1916. OLWEN of the RFA Service; with photographs. Aero 1526 BR1750A, Handbook of Naval Medical AWO1926/17, Naval Hospital flags. Standards, London, MoD(N). AVIA18/3218. 1967. Wessex HU Mk 5 AWO485/18, Hospital Ships – distinctive helicopter, deck landing trials on RFA BR1991, Instructions for the Royal markings, 14.2.1918. LYNESS by day and night; with Naval Medical Service, London, MoD(N). AWO1150.18, Naval and Military notified photographs. BR4008, Regulations and Instructions Hospital Ships, 4.1918. AVIA18/3492. 1976. Gazelle helicopter for QARNNS, London, MoD(N). AWO159/18, Hospital Ship PLASSY trails on RFA, engine; with photographs. BR8845, The Royal Fleet Auxiliary withdrawn. Medical Service, An introductory guide for

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new medical officers. DGST(N). An Glasgow; list of passengers disembarking the official log books of British merchant undated typescript, circa late 1980s. at Glasgow. ships that have been preserved 1857- Board of Trade records in The National BT26/1284/9. March 1952. Glasgow, RFA 1972. A significant number of World War Archives (prefixed BT): ENNERDALE travelling from Trinidad to One hospital ship and hospital carrier logs are available within this series’ and some BT26/1200/14. 17 November 1942. Glasgow; list of passengers disembarking at Glasgow. RFAs. Surviving logs have been detached Liverpool: RMS SAMARIA (Cunard White from the Articles of Agreement for an Star) travelling from Cape Town to BT26/1331/135. April 1955. Glasgow, RFA individual voyage. Logs are not individually Liverpool; list of passengrs disembarking BACCHUS travelling from Port Said to listed in this bibliography details would at Liverpool includes details of RFA London; list of passengers disembarking at have to be extracted from The National passengers, Fighting French Navy, London. Archives catalogue. Fighting French Merchant Navy and Dutch BT26/1357/54. May 1956. Portsmouth, Navy. BT238/146. 1951-1981. Certificates of RFA BACCHUS travelling from Valletta to Competency – service in RN and RFAs to BT26/1257/206. May 1950. Glasgow, RFA Portsmouth; list of passengers count against sea service requirements. DERWENTDALE travelling from Trinidad disembarking at Portsmouth. to Glasgow; list of passengers Cabinet Office records in The National BT26/1358/123. June 1956. Stranraer, Archives, Kew (prefixed CAB): disembarking at Glasgow. RFA FORT SANDUSKY travelling from BT26/1257/210. January 1950. Glasgow, Singapore to Stranraer; list of passengers CAB80/51/42, Hospital Ship policy (War RFA DEWDALE travelling from Trinidad to disembarking at Stranraer. Office). Glasgow; list of passengers disembarking BT99/4008. 1929. Registry of Shipping CAB80/51/57, December 1945, Hospital at Glasgow. and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists Ship policy, Firs Sea Lord (microfilm). BT26/1257/223. August 1950. Glasgow, – RFAs PHILOL and VISCOL. CAB84/88/33, March 1944, Hospital Ships RFA DEWDALE travelling from Trinidad to BT165, Ship’s Official Logs – Registry and Carriers by Joint Administrative Glasgow; list of passengers disembarking of Shipping and Seamen (and General Planning Staff (JAPS). at Glasgow. Register and Record Office of Seamen CAB84/89/60, October 1944, Hospital BT26/1273/316. April 1951. Glasgow, RFA later the Registrar General of Shipping and Ships and Ambulance Transport by JAPS. DEWDALE travelling from Trinidad to Seamen). This class of documents contain

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CAB122/1511, Hospital Ships 1943-1945. Confidential Books (CRs) Confidential Monthly Orders (prefixed as CAB122/1512, Hospital Ships 1945-1946. Admiralty/Royal Naval publications: CMO) Colonial Office and successor records in CB415. Instructions for British merchant CMO76/14. German Hospital Ships – The National Archives (prefixed CO): ships. rights of search. A clarification note. CO78/206/2. 1936-1937. RRS CB849. Instructions regarding Hospital CMO2640/18. Clarification note on DISCOVERY II and HMS AJAX reports on Ships and Hospital Carriers. instructions to hospital ships because they their activities around the Falklands. CB3012. Notes on Maritime International do not carry CB415. Command Paper 5264 – Royal Warrant – Law, Admiralty, Military Branch, 1929. CMO327/18. CB849 Handbook, Instruction MoD, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal CB 04014(39). Instructions concerning regarding Hospital Ships and Hospital – London, 02 October 2001, The Naval Hospital Ships and hospital carriers Carriers, ND16. Stationery Office, ISBN 9780 101526525, taken up for service in war, 1939-1944. Collingwood, G Trevor, Fleet surgeon, paperback. Referred to in documents ADM116/5208 Notes on the work of a Naval Hospital ship Confidential Admiralty Fleet Orders and as ADM239/256. at the Dardanelles, Journal of the Royal (prefixed as CAFO) CB4029A(39). Vol 1 – Instructions Naval Medical Service, 1, July 1915. CAFO977/42 - Combined Operations – concerning the supply of fuel in war. —. Notes on the work of the RN Hospital Ships & Craft. Covers MLC carrying ships CB4029B(39). Vol 2 – Instructions Ship SOUDAN at the Dardanelles, including the DALE class oilers/gantry concerning the supply of fuel in war – Journal of the Royal Naval Medical ships. original Particulars of Royal Fleet Service, 2, April 1916. CAFO52/54 – Wireless equipment in RFAs Auxiliaries, February 1939. Hand amended Construction Department, Curator 585, and Naval Armament Vessels – policy, copy seen by author Hospital ship 1939 (1939-1948). Contains 1954. CB4587 Particulars of Royal Fleet outline of requirement for a new Hospital rd Auxiliaries, published 1966, revised; 1969, Ship submitted to 3 Sea Lord from MDG, CAFO74/58 – Wireless equipment in RFAs 24.11.1937. (copy held National Maritime and Naval Armament Vessels, 1958. looseleaf publication updated by a series of changes (at least 6 identified), copy held Museum). in The National Archives.

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—. Curator 801, Hospital Ships 1950-52. DCI527/66 – RFA OLNA DCI875/66 – Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Contains details of the 1951 Hospital Ship DCI177/67 – RFAS – RFA – RFA LYNESS – appointment of fleet managers. design. (copy held National Maritime DCI1554/66 – Royal Fleet Auxiliary Museum). DCI572/67 – The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service. Service – appointment of electronics Construction, Directorate of Naval, New superintendent. DCI760/67 – RFAs – Charter of RFAs Hospital Ship, Statement of Requirement DCI508/67 – RFAs – RFA STROMNESS. 1951 design. Typescript in Naval Historical DERWENTDALE, DEWDALE and Branch with no references. ENNERDALE DCI984/67 – RFAs – RFA TARBATNESS. Coulter, Surgeon Commander J C S. The DCI773/67 RFAs – RFA ENGADINE – DCI325/68 - Replenishment-at-Sea - Royal Naval Medical Service, London, administration and conditions of service for vertical replenishment instruction and HMSO, 1954. Volume – Administration, RN personnel embarked procedures. Chapter 6 Royal Naval Hospital Ships. DCI887/67 – RFAs – RFAs RESOURCE DCI684/69 - RFA - new ensign. CP63. Naval Nurse, March 1986. A and REGENT – entry into service DCI710/69 – RFAs – Modification of Fleet careers pamphlet with a brief history of the DCI1100/67 – RFA REGENT/RFA Tankers – increased Dieso cargo. Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing RESOURCE - administration and DCI1124/69 – RFAs – RFA GREEN Service. conditions of service for Ship's Flight. ROVER – entry into service. Defence Council Instructions (prefixed DCI1229/67 – Defence Ministry – Royal DCI96/70 – RFAs – RFA SIR BEDIVERE – as DCIs): superceded the AFOs and Naval Supply and Transport Service: entry into service. CAFOs; DCIs were later replaced by DINS responsibilities of Department of Fuel (Defence Instructions and Notices): Movements and Transport (Navy) and DCI121/70 – RFAs – RFA SIR TRISTRAM – entry into service. DCI1042/63 – RFA TIDESPRING Supply Directors/Departments for administration of Afloat Support Ships, DCI189/70 – RFAs – RFA EMPIRE GULL DCI1402/63 – RFA TIDEPOOL other than tankers. – entry into service. DCI960/65 – RFAs – RFA OLYNTHUS DCI1467/67 – OLYNTHUS class – DCI364/70 – RFAs – RFAs SIR GERAINT, DCI1610/65 – RFA OLEANDER redesignation to OLNA. SIR PERCIVALE and SIR GALAHAD – entry into service

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DCI476/70 – RFAs – RFA GREY ROVER DCI(RN)70/90 – Formation of the Royal for HM Ships and RFAs, carriage of – entry into service Fleet Auxiliary Naval Support Unit. radioactive materials. DCI496/70 – RFAs – RFA SIR LANCELOT DCI(RN)91/90 – The Royal Fleet Auxiliary DEFE24/714. 1970-1975. Status in – entry into service – a review of the way ahead. international law of RFAs. DCI(RN)899/70 – RFA BLUE ROVER – DCI(RN)105/90 – Royal Fleet Auxiliary DEFE24/1373. 1978. RFAs – the future entry into service Service – Operational Effectiveness. concept of afloat support (additional stores DCI(RN) 43/71 – new titles for RFA DCI(Gen)86/93 – Commodore RFA – for fleet during periods of tension). superintendents. organisation and responsibilities when full DEFE32/18. Chief of Staff Committee, DCI526/71 – aviation flight deck markings command of the RFA Flotilla transfers to Secretary’s standard file, 1969 (original and clearances in small ships operating CinCFleet. departmental ref SSF 950/M). A note in helicopters including Royal Fleet Defence, Ministry of records in The this file deals with the Nuclear Depth Auxiliaries. National Archives (prefixed DEFE) Bomb’s (WE177A) availability on HM Ships and RFAs. DCIT723/73 – aviation – helicopter trials DEFE2/875, Organisation, fitting, schemes unit - RFA ENGADINE. of employment of ships and craft, Report DEFE48/714. January 1966-December on Hospital Ships and Carriers, 1941-42. 1966. Carrier and RFA deployments in the DCI(RN)399/84 – Formation of the Royal Indian Ocean. Fleet Auxiliary Aviation Support Unit. DEFE2/1799. Amphibious Warfare ships DEFE69/60. February 1965-August 1965. DCI(RN)167/86 – Flotilla structure – RFAs and craft (No 12), October 1954. Details characterics, drawings and photographs New officers’ pay structure reflecting dedicated to aviation : allocated to 3rd change in the role of the RFA Service. Flotilla. 1.5.86. include LST3 and LCMs. DEFE13/1344. January 1977-December DEFE69/70. July 1965-April 1968. RFA DCI(Gen)146/89 – Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service: Fleet Manager appointments. Service - rationalised officer rank structure 1979. HM Ships and Royal Fleet Auxiliary and nomenclature wef 1.8.89. refits, awarding of contracts. DEFE69/530 Status of chartered RFAs DEFE24/111. 1964-1970. Suez Canal under the Oil in Navigable Waters Act DCI(Gen) 29/90 – Legal status of Royal 1955. Fleet Auxiliary Vessels. regulations – special tonnage certificates

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DEFE69/634. 1976-1979. Surface vessels. FO371/119005. 1956. Appointment of Inland Revenue records in The National RFAs, general policy. D/DNOR/38/49. agency services for RFAs passing through Archives (prefixed IR): Dominion Office and successor records the Suez Canal. IR40/3147. 1943. Chief Inspectors memo in The National Archives (prefixed DO) FO371/119096. 1956. Transit of RFAs regarding seafaring employees in RFA DO35/172/1. 1930-1936. RRS through Suez Canal, letter from Admiralty vessels; centralisation of Schedule E and DISCOVERY II. to Cabinet Secretary; copy of Admiralty half yearly assessments. shipping certificate. Foreign Office records in The National International Committee of the Red Cross, Archives (prefixed FCO and FO) FO371/125554. 5 June 1957. RFA Geneva, Manual for the use of technical BACCHUS, proposed transit of Canal, means of identification: by hospital FCO8/1067. January1968-December letter from Admiralty. ships, coastal rescue craft, other 1969. Discharge certificated for RFA protected craft and medical aircraft, tankers. FO371/183123. 1965. Political and legal implications of collision between RFA 207pp, illustrated, 1990, ISBN FCO76/50. 1970. Oil pollution of REWARD and GDR ship STRALSUND. 2881450229. Manual for the use of Seychelles by wreck of RFA technical means of identification by ENNERDALE. Geddes Committee, Interim report of hospital ships, coastal rescue craft, other Committee on National Expenditure. protected craft and medical aircraft. FO371/109147. 1954. Libel issued against Cmd paper 1581, London HMSO. Naval RFA tanker WAVE EMPEROR for oil side covers hospital ships. Labour, Ministry of records in The pollution in New York harbour, question of National Archives (prefixed LAB): sovereign immunity from jurisdiction. Information, Central Office of records in The National Archives (prefixed INF) LAB10/3147. 1967-1974. Invitation by FO83/2148, Hospital Ships Conference at British Shipping Federation to the Ministry the Hague, 1904-05, correspondence and INF12/973. 1962-1963. Advertising of Defence for the RFA Service to become papers. Division, RFA Service. File EXT1/29 a member of the Federation. contains 6 items extracted from INF13/21 FO371/50571 / 50572 / 50573, Material Recruiting and publicity flyers for the RM, Ministry of Defence (MoD) Operation relating to the notification of hospital ships, RN and RFA Service (1963). Corporate 1982 – The carriage of nuclear HM Government definition of, 1945. weapons by the Task Group assembled for the Falklands Campaign, 8pp, undated,

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produced by CBRN Policy MoD. This MT15/427. Tracker class CVEs, escort MT23/124, SS MAINE – further booklet deals with the Nuclear Depth aircraft carriers built in USA; proposed employment as a hospital ship, Bomb carried by HM Ships and RFAs in conversion to aircraft transports (RFA); T13638/1900. the South Atlantic. Archived at crew space accommodation – 5 parts, MT23/135, SS MAINE hospital ship, larchives.gov.uk/20121026065214/http://w includes plans; 1944-1945. transfer to HM Government, retention of ww.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4625B8A4- MT15/428. Tracker class CVEs, escort officers, fitting out, etc for service with C533-4DAD-9FA5- aircraft carriers built in USA; proposed Mediterranean Squadron, T8759/1901. 0BFEE58F8D69/0/op_corporate1982_nucl conversion to aircraft transports (RFA); ear_weapons.pdf MT23/137, SS MAINE hospital ship, cost crew space accommodation – 5 parts, of hire per annum and fitting up a hospital Transport Department of the Admiralty includes plans; 1944-1945. ship, T11273/1901. records containing correspondence and MT15/1351. 1940-1942. RFAs MT23/147, HM Hospital Ship MAINE papers in The National Archives (prefixed DERWENTDALE, DINSDALE, Harland & MT): engagement of new crew of Maltese with Wolff motor oil takers for Ministry of British officers, under Merchant Shipping MT9/2828. 1924-1938. RFAs. RFA crew Shipping, crew space accommodation. Acts. Making good defects, T4561/1902. health; enquiry about position under their MT23/105, Acceptance of American SS agreement of officer and men serving in MT23/189. 1905, Form – specimens of MAINE for service as hospital ship forms for use in RFAs. RFAs who become ill and are admitted to between England and South Africa. Cost hospital on board. of fitting and maintenance borne by a MT23/194. T1915/1906 RFA appointment MT9/3939. 1944. Crew manning – Committee of American Ladies in England. of Masters and Officers. liberation of Europe, arrangements for T5053/1899. MT23/198. 1906. List of Service Provisions manning of RFAs. MT23/117, Hospital ships: offer by Atlantic RFAs. MT9/5740. 1951-1952. Purchase of Transport Company, SS MAINE accepted MT23/201. T5411/1906 Power to register anchors, chain cable and gear for HM by Government, cost of fitting out borne by Government ships under Merchant Ships and RFAs – necessity for Statutory Committee of American Ladies in London, Shipping Acts (Merchant Ship Act certificates. details of matters in connections of taking Amendment Bill, 1906). over ship, T7479/1900.

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MT23/221. 1908. RFAs nature of MT23/238. 1910. Officers of RFAs, record MT23/262. 1912. Registered Royal Fleet agreements with Officers and Crews. of services and reports. Auxiliaries, Board of Trade Agreement. MT23/223, Publication T115 – MT23/251B. 1911. Terms of agreement for MT23/263. 1912. RFA MAINE, substitution Specification for fitting Hospital Ship for men on RFAs. Powers of dockyard officers of a British crew for Maltese; RFAs Military Service – former title to enforce compliance on the part of the BURMA, MAINE and MERCEDES, Specification for fitting Hospital Ships for crew. resignation and appointments of Officers Naval and Military Service, T3198/1908. MT23/253. RFA PETROLEUM, revision of and Engineers. This document covers colour schemes, Clauses 1 to 3 of Articles of Agreement, MT23/265. 1912. RFAs, General Leave fittings and equipment – revisions and also Copy of Agreement and Account of (full pay) scheme. reprint. Crew; RFAs ISLA, MERCEDES and MT23/270. 1912. RFAs, terms of MT23/225. T431-/1908 Fleet Auxiliaries, KHARKI – Board of Trade Agreement for engagements of Masters; instructions for proof of instructions. Printer's proof. crews, to secure proper discipline. 1911. rendering Cash Accounts, Ledgers, etc. MT23/227. T6006/1908 HM Transport MT23/256. 1911. Wages of crews in RFAs MT23/273. 1913. RFAs, revision of rates of Service Regulations revised 1908 edition KHARKI and BURMA; increases of pay pay allied to Mercantile Marine increase; and index. T182/1909 Hospital Ship necessitated through recent advances in seamen discharged through illness unable MAINE new agreement with British crew. mercantile rates. Fleet Coaling Service – to proceed to their vessels, action taken by MT23/229, Hospital ship MAINE. Copies of crews of RFAs serving. Masters of RFAs. Captain’s and Principal Medical Officers MT23/257. 1911. RFAs, forms of MT23/274. 1913. National Insurance Act orders sent to Commander-in-Chief on agreement to be adopted under the 1911 – position of Officers and crews of ship joining the Home Fleet, T1793/1909. Merchant Shipping Act. RFAs. MT23/232. 1909. RFAs Uniforms for the MT23/261. 1912. RFAs, Treasury MT23/277. RFA PETROLEUM, agreement crews. prepared to regard service of members of and account of crew; number of stokers MT23/236, Hospital Ship MAINE crews of RFAs as qualifying for gratuity signed on last agreement; to burn coal designation of Master in Navy List, under Section 4 of the Superannuation Act instead of oil fuel; 1913. T5421/1909. 1887.

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MT23 278. 1913. RFAs, discharge and MT23/306. RFA vessels. War Bonus for MT23/425. RFA Service, application for appointment of Officers. officers and crew; 1914. officer’s post; 1915. MT23/279. 1913. Wireless installations in MT23/306. 1914. RFA PETROLEUM, MT23/439. 1915. Life Saving Appliances – RFAs, regulations governing private practice regarding supply of Cap Ribbons. RFAs brought up to Board of Trade messages. MT23/311. 1914. RFA PETROLEUM, requirements. MT23/281. T7695/13 12.12.1913 Royal conversion of third boiler to coal burning. MT23/449. RFA Service, application for Fleet Reserve and Royal Naval Reserve MT23/338. 1914. RFAs, references to position of engineer; 1915. men for RFA vessels; Commodore at crews, leave, pay and allowances and MT23/468. RFA Service, applications for Naval Ports invited to advertise RFA agreements of crew. appointments in RFA Service etc; requirements; 1913. MT23/342. 1915. RFAs, rates of pay. preparation of card index system; 1915. MT23/283. Collision between RFA MT23/348. RFA BURMA, request from MT23/477. RFAs Proposed cap badge for PETROLEUM and Turkish off Petty Officers; RFAs MERCEDES and Seraglio Point, Bosphorus; Proceedings of Master that vessel be armed for defence against attacks; 1915. BURMA transfer to monthly basis; RFA Court of Enquiry and findings of Board of BULLFROG, Commanding Officer suitable Admiralty; 1914. MT23/369. 1915. Special Order of National for vacancy in towing service; 1916; Scapa MT23/287. 1914. RFAs, arrangements for Health Insurance Commissioners bringing Flow Boom Defence; completion of filling vacancies by Royal Fleet reserve officers of the RFAs under Section 47 of complement of working part of RFA and Royal Naval Reserve men. the National Insurance Act 1911. BULLFROG and other matters; 1916. MT23/290. RFA vessels. Service records MT23/379. 1915. RFAs, Uniform MT23/488, Naval hospital ships, of officers, engineers, etc; 1914. regulations, memorial from various officers particulars and other matters, 1916. petitioning for new cap badge; Pattern of MT23/294. 1914. Leave in RFAs; report of badge authorised. MT23/545. 1916. RFAs, uniform Conference on proposals of Yard Craft regulations; T43194/1916. Committee. MT23/417. 1915. RFAs INDUSTRY, SERVITOR, MERCEDES, BURMA, MT23/593. Agreement and account of MT23/296. RFA MAINE, Report of enquiry PETROLUM – matters affecting officers crew, RFA Service, Form T299, specimen into grounding; 1914. and crews. and distribution of form; 1916.

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MT23/610. 1916. RFAs MIXOL and MT25/67, Hospital Ships, losses, 1922. Convention, notification to enemy THERMOL, running complements. MT73/200. Building of RFA; specification government, distinguishing marks, flags, MT23/631. RFA RELIANCE, crew refuses tankers to government accounts in times of ensigns, ship’s surgeon, additional crew, to sign agreement T299Z; reliefs and shipbuilding depression; 1950-1951. etc. supply of uniform; 1916. Records of Warship Construction 1939- Sea Transport Service see Rules, MT23/634, Standing Orders and 1945. The History of the DNC Department. Regulations & Instructions of Sea Instructions for officer commanding troops Approved for issue 1981. An A4 size loose Transport Service and HM Sea Transport in Hospital Ships (20 page booklet 14 leaf history. Chapter XXVI – Tankers – Service Medical 350), 1916 deals with RFAs – Ranger, Sprites, Wave Supply, Ministry of and its successors MT23/658. 1916. RFA; information and Dales classes; covers RN oilers records in The National Archives requested as to conditions under which OLNA, OLEANDER and ex-German (prefixed SUPP): certain RFA oilers are to be NORTHMARK and SOUTHMARK. SUPP17/2215. 1971. Military Engineering commissioned. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal – Experimental Establishment, Christchurch MT23/659, Naval hospital ships, various Royal Warrant;, MoD, Command Paper – Mexeflote pontoon equipment papers, 1916. 5264, 02 October 2001, London, The (information brochure) – including Stationery Office, ISBN 9780 101526525, photographs and drawing. Access 3 MT23/666, Flags for hospital ships, paperback. working days to produce. instruction to Principal Naval Transport Officers, Southampton, 1916. Rules, Regulations & Instructions of Treasury HM, records in The National Sea Transport Service and HM Sea Archives: (prefixed T): MT23/668, Hospital ship identification Transport Service, various editions, particulars, 1916. T1/11327. 1911. Counting of men’s Admiralty/MoD(N). Chapter II Transports, services as members of crews of RFAs for MT23/696. 1916. Identification signals for Part 3 – When engaged as hospital superannuation purposes. RFAs, MFAs and merchant vessels – copy carriers or hospital ships. Lists general of memorandum. conditions, distinction between Hospital T1/11548. 1913. Admission of officers of Carrier and Hospital Ships, selection of the RFA to the list of those qualified to MT25/37, Hospital Ships, miscellaneous ships as Hospital Carriers, Geneva send official telegrams without questions 1920. prepayment.

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T161/1050. May 1921-July 1942. RFAs, T213/565. 1955-1960, RFA Service, WO32/18153. 1959-1963. WD Fleet supply of dutiable goods to RFAs. messing and catering staffs, including Working Party. T162/36. 20 February-26 November 1920. Petty Officers. WO32/18859. 1959-1965. War RFA INDUSTRY (store carrier), sea-going T213/578. 1938-1950, RFA Service, Department Fleet (RASC). allowance to crew. remuneration and conditions of service of WO32/20350. 1962-1964. Logistic Ship T162/286. 1932. Admiralty, RFAs, Master officers. Staff Requirement Committee: trials of first fees for pilotage. T213/579. 1950-1954, RFA Service, LSL and requirement for special staff to T162/358. June 1927-November 1935. remuneration and conditions of service of develop trials report. This relates to SIR RFAs, superannuation scheme for officers. officers. LANCELOT. T162/481. 16 August-31 October 1938. T213/580. 1954-1960, RFA Service, WO32/21601. 1967-1972. Proceedings of Compensation – claim for compensation remuneration and conditions of service of Equipment Management Policy for loss or or damage to private effects of officers. Committee; SIR LANCELOT; officers, chief steward and wireless T248/63. 31 August 1939-11 July 1951. 57/Cttees/705. operator of RFA WAR BAHADUR during Admiralty civilian personnel serving in RFA WO32/21606. 1958-1969. Replacement gale in the Atlantic; E37341. (T124 personnel), payment of injury Landing Ship Tank: SIR LANCELOT; T164/59/24. 1925-1927. Reckoning of compensation. 57/ShippingA/1998. temporary service for pension of men T248/648. 1960-1964. Injury warrants WO291/2534. 1973. A study of the serving in RFAs under Yard Craft application to RFA personnel travelling by maintenance of Mexeflote Pontoons and Agreement who become established. air on duty. association equipment. Report AMSE(WS) T164/194/8. 1941. Retired officers re- T225/1706. 1960-1961, Admiralty: charter 66/1973. employed in RFA Service: question of vessels for RFA Service. WO321/42. 1959-1962. Mexeflote floating whether ‘war risk’ money should be War Office records in The National beach causeways; XTE Series 332/01 Pt included in calculation for pension. Archives (prefixed as WO) A. WO32/14852. 1951-1963. The operation of Landing Ships Tank in peacetime.

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WO321/43. 1965. LSL pontoon causeway (Mexeflote); includes plans; XTE Series 332/02 Pt C. WO321/44. 1966. LSL pontoon causeway (Mexeflote); XTE Series 332/02 Pt E WO321/45. 1967. LSL pontoon causeway (Mexeflote); includes photographs; XTE Series 332/02 Pt F. WO321/46. 1967. LSL pontoon causeway (Mexeflote); includes plans; XTE Series 332/02 Pt G. WO321/47. 1964-1966. LSL pontoon causeway (Mexeflote) tests and trials; XTE Series 332/11 Pt A.

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The Fleet Replenishment tanker RFA WAVE RULER [ANRS collection]

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Annex Admiralty/Ministry of Defence /Board of The Registry of Shipping (aka Registry Trade/Ministry of Transport/Ministry of of Shipping and Seamen) Research resources Shipping/Ministry of War Transport/War MCA Cardiff, Anchor Court, Ocean Way, Office records: Cardiff CF24 5JW The National Archives (formerly Public 029 20448800 Record Office), Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 4DU Web: www.mcga.gov.uk Web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk A proportion of Logs book and crews records are also held by:

The Archivist, Maritime History Archive, Naval Historical Branch and the Admiralty Library, 24 Store, PP20, Main Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 John’s, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5S7 3LU Web: www.num.ca/mha/ NHB/AL is the official repository for the Royal Navy’s Corporate Memory – The originals of some Merchant Service including RFA and Royal Marine papers records are held by: and the POMRA Database which is a historical database recording protected Southampton Archives Services, sites and maintained under the Protection Southampton City Council, South Block, of Military Remains Act 1986. Civil Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY 023 8083 2156 Merchant Service records, including log Web: www.southampton.gov.uk books and crew lists (up to 1973):

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Ship plans (Admiralty Ship Covers), Web: www.lr.org War graves information photographs and construction files: Information on wrecks: Commonwealth War Graves National Maritime Museum UK Hydrographic Office Commission (Royal Museums Greenwich) Wrecks Section, Admiralty Way, Taunton, Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 7D Maritime Information Centre, Romney Somerset TA1 2DN Web: www.cwgc.org/ Road, Greenwich SE10 4422 01823 337900 Web: www.rmg.co.uk or www.nmm.ac.uk Web: www.ukho.gov.uk The Tower Hill Memorial, London The memorial registers, providing details What are termed Official photographs: Information on marine casualties and of those commemorated and a fuller Imperial War Museum shipping movements worldwide; this account of the role of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets is held at: Department of Photographs, Lambeth collection forms part of the archive of the Road, London SE1 6HZ insurance market (Lloyd’s of London); The Corporation of Trinity House collection also includes the Lloyd’s Includes the deposited Admiralty Bath Trinity Square (Cooper’s Row entrance), Confidential Index 1886 to date; Lloyd’s Tower Hill, London Ec3N 4DH Collection War Loss Records for First and Second Web: www.iwm.org.uk world wars and Lloyd’s Marine Loss 010 7481 6900 Records 1939-1970 record cards: Web: www.trinityhouse.co.uk Lloyd’s Marine Collection Lloyd’s Register (including British Shipping Corporation) also holds some copies of the Guildhall Library, Aldermansbury, London RFA support and information (archive): EC2P 2EJ Mercantile Navy List. RFA Association 020 7332 1868/1870 Lloyd’s Register Research Service Web: www.rfa –association.org.uk Web: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk 71 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4BS 020 7423 2531

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