RFA Reliant
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Three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
have borne the name RFA Reliant:
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 Reliant:
- RFA Reliant was a stores carrier, formerly the civilian London Importer. She was acquired in 1933 and sold in 1948.
- RFA ReliantRFA Reliant (A84)RFA Reliant was an air stores support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary....
was an air stores support ship, formerly the civilian Somersby. She was acquired in 1957 and scrapped in 1977. - RFA ReliantRFA Reliant (A131)RFA Reliant was a helicopter support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.She was built in 1977 in Poland, at the Gdańsk Shipyard, as a conventional container ship. She was taken up from the trade in 1982 for service in the Falklands War, and was fitted with the Arapaho containerized aircraft...
was a helicopter support ship, formerly the civilian Astronomer. She was acquired in 1983 and sold in 1986.