RFA Wave Duke

RFA Wave Duke (A246) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland. She saw service during the Korean War. She was laid up at Devonport on 30 April 1960, and arrived at Bilbao to be scrapped on 25 December 1969.

Wave-class oilers
Wave Baron Wave Chief Wave Commander Wave Conqueror Wave Duke Wave Emperor Wave Governor Wave King Wave Knight Wave Laird Wave Liberator Wave Master Wave Monarch Wave Premier Wave Prince Wave Protector Wave Regent Wave Ruler Wave Sovereign Wave Victor
List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Empire ships beginning with Empire M
Aircraft carriers	Empire MacAlpine¹ Empire MacAndrew¹ Empire MacCabe² Empire MacCallum¹ Empire MacColl² Empire MacDermott¹ Empire MacKay² Empire MacKendrick¹ Empire MacKenzie³ Empire MacMahon² Empire MacRae¹ Empire MacSorley³
Cargo ships	Empire Mace Empire Magpie Empire Mahseer Empire Maiden Empire Malacca Empire Mallard Empire Mallore Empire Malta Empire Mandalay Empire Mandarin Empire Manor Empire March Empire Mariner Empire Marriott Empire Marksman⁴ Empire Marlowe Empire Marshal⁵ Empire Martaban Empire Masefield Empire Mauritius Empire Mavis Empire Maya⁴ Empire Maybury⁴ Empire Maydream⁴ Empire Mayland⁴ Empire Maymead⁴ Empire Maymorn⁴ Empire Maymount⁴ Empire Mayport⁴ Empire Mayring⁴ Empire Mayrose⁴ Empire Mayrover⁴ Empire Maysong⁴ Empire Maytime⁴ Empire Maytree⁴ Empire Medway (II) Empire Melody Empire Mercia Empire Merchant⁶ Empire Merganser⁶ Empire Merlin Empire Mermaid Empire Mersey Empire Meteor Empire Might Empire Miniver Empire Miranda Empire Mist Empire Moat⁷ Empire Mole Empire Mombasa Empire Moon⁸ Empire Moonbeam Empire Moonrise Empire Moorhen Empire Moose Empire Mordred Empire Morley Empire Morn⁸ Empire Mortimer Empire Mouflon Empire Moulmein Empire Mountain Empire Mowddach
Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Mammoth Empire Marshland Empire Moorland
Ocean Liners	Empire Medway (I)⁹ Empire Might⁹
Tankers	Empire Maldon Empire Mars Empire Marston Empire Marvell Empire Metal I Empire Metal II Empire Mica Empire Milner Empire Mull⁴
Tugs	Empire Madge Empire Maisie¹⁰ Empire Maple¹¹ Empire Margaret¹⁰ Empire Martha Empire Mary Empire Mascot Empire Mead Empire Meadow Empire Minnow Empire Minotaur¹⁰ Empire Mustang¹⁰
A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z
1 MAC, converted grain ship 2 MAC, converted tanker 3 MAC, cancelled 4 Coaster 5 Heavy lift ship 6 Refrigerated cargo ship 7 Ore carrier 8 CAM ship 9 Cargo liner 10 Coastal tug 11 Estuary tug

History

United Kingdom
Name	SS Empire Mars (1944-46) RFA Wave Duke (1946-69)
Builder	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Launched	16 November 1944
Commissioned	16 November 1946
Decommissioned	30 April 1960
Fate	Scrapped in 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage	8,187 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement	16,483 tonnes full load
Length	492 ft 8 in (150.16 m)
Beam	64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
Draught	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion	2 x Metrovick double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

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