RFA Olwen
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Two ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
have borne the name RFA Olwen:
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
have borne the name RFA Olwen:
- RFA Olwen was an oilerOil tankerAn oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries...
launched in 1917 as RFA British Light. She was renamed RFA Olwen in 1937 and was sold in 1947. - RFA OlwenRFA Olwen (A122)RFA Olwen was an Ol-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.The lead ship of her class, and launched in 1964 as RFA Olynthus, the second ship to bear this name, she was renamed Olwen in 1967 to avoid confusion with HMS Olympus...
was an oiler launched in 1964 as RFA Olynthus. She was renamed RFA Olwen in 1967 and was sold in 2001.