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RFA Blue Rover 1970 - 1993
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RFA Blue Rover 1970 - 1993
Blue Rover was the support tanker for the Royal Yacht's tour of the Pacific during 1971-2, and had to be towed to Singapore by Britannia, after losing her rudder, and in November 1973 on similar duties, had a serious ER fire.
1975 Clyde tanker and first WIGS deployment. Coated in FFO when a hose burst loading at Curacao early in 1976. Further Royal tours in 1979 & 1981. Falklands campaign in 1982, being based at South Georgia as station oiler for a time. She was taken out of service in February 1993. Blue Rover was sold to the Portuguese Navy in March 1993 and renamed Berrio.
Blue Rover was the support tanker for the Royal Yacht's tour of the Pacific during 1971-2, and had to be towed to Singapore by Britannia, after losing her rudder, and in November 1973 on similar duties, had a serious ER fire.
1975 Clyde tanker and first WIGS deployment. Coated in FFO when a hose burst loading at Curacao early in 1976. Further Royal tours in 1979 & 1981. Falklands campaign in 1982, being based at South Georgia as station oiler for a time. She was taken out of service in February 1993. Blue Rover was sold to the Portuguese Navy in March 1993 and renamed Berrio.