RFA ''Tidepool'' (A76) was a of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
''Tidepool'' had a long and busy life in the fleet. The ship participated in both the
Cod Wars and the
Beira Patrol during the 1970s. In 1982 when the
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
broke out ''Tidepool'' was on its way to
Chile to be disposed of. The ship was temporarily reclaimed by the
United Kingdom and was finally handed over to the Chilean Navy on 13 August 1982 and renamed ''Almirante Jorge Montt''.
References
* Chilean Navy websit
Almirante Jorge Montt
Tide-class replenishment oilers
Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom
1962 ships
Almirante Jorge Montt
{{UK-aux-ship-stub