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RFA Wave Conqueror

RFA Wave Conqueror, pictured in 1952.
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
Name
  • SS Empire Law
  • RFA Wave Conqueror
OperatorRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
BuilderFurness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill
Launched27 November 1943
Honours &
awards
Korea, 1951–53
FateScrapped in 1960
General characteristics
Tonnage8,187 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement16,483 tons full load
Length492 ft 8 in (150.16 m)
Beam64 ft 4 in (19.61 m)
Draught28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion2 x Metrovick double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Wave Conqueror was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary that was built in 1943, as SS Empire Law by the Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, United Kingdom.

She saw service during the Korean War and was scrapped in 1960.

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