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2 unusual facts about Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship


Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship

The Fort Rosalie or Fort class is a class of fleet replenishment vessel of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Both ships saw service in the Falklands War, the then Fort Grange being shadowed by Argentine Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft while still 1,000 nm from the combat area and Fort Austin being attacked while sitting in San Carlos Water.


Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz

During the uprising by the Natchez, Chickasaw and Yazoo, which Le Page described in detail, the Natives destroyed the Fort Rosalie and killed nearly all of the male French colonists there.

Fuqing-class replenishment ship

The Fuqing-class were the 1st generation of replenishment ships built by the PLA Navy for support of Yuanwang tracking of ICBM missile tests in the South Pacific Ocean.

Fusu-class replenishment ship

On May 1, 1993, the uncompleted former Soviet naval ship was towed to Dalian shipyard from Ukrainian Kherson shipyard.

Qiandaohu-class replenishment ship

The Qiandaohu-class or Type 903 replenishment ship (NATO codename: Fuchi) entered service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in 2003.


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