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The Tide class was a series of six
replenishment oiler A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers. The ...
s used by the British
Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...
(RFA), the
Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...
(RAN), and the
Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso. History Origins and the Wars ...
. The class was based on , which had served with the
British Pacific Fleet The British Pacific Fleet (BPF) was a Royal Navy formation that saw action against Japan during the Second World War. The fleet was composed of empire naval vessels. The BPF formally came into being on 22 November 1944 from the remaining ships ...
during World War II.Donohue, ''From Empire Defense to the Long Haul'', p 106 Three ships were laid down for the RFA in 1953, with a fourth being ordered by the RAN at the same time. Two more ships, built for the RFA to a modified design, were launched in 1962. Upon completion, the Australian ''Tide Austral'' could not be accepted into service because of manpower and financial difficulties. The ship was instead loaned to the RFA from 1955 until 1962, when she was returned to the RAN and commissioned as . She was paid off in 1985. The first three ships were removed from service and scrapped during the late 1970s. The two modified ships, ''Tidespring'' and ''Tidepool'' saw service in 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 ...
, after which ''Tidepool'' was sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed ''Almirante Jorge Montt''.Sharpe (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-1997'', p. 111 ''Tidespring'' remained with the RFA and was scrapped in 1992. ''Supply'' remained with the RAN until 1985.


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List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a list of all replenishment ships of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Active Tankers Tide(II) class fast fleet tanker (2017) * {{ship, RFA, Tidespring, A136, 2 * '' ''Tiderace' ...
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List of Royal Australian Navy ships Since its foundation in 1913, the Royal Australian Navy has operated a large number of vessels, including various types of warships, support and supply warships. Current ships As of March 2022, the strength of the Royal Australian Navy cons ...
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MARS tanker The Tide-class tanker (formerly the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) project) is a class of four fast fleet tankers that entered service with the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 2017. The 37,000 t ships provide fuel, food, fre ...
- new class of RFA replenishment ships that will reuse some of the Tide names


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