olmeda

RFA Olmeda in Gibraltar during 1984

4 February 1963 Ordered as AO 17 27 August 1963 laid down 10 July 1964 Launched by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend as Yard Nr 2004 named OLEANDER. 16 October 1967 Was renamed OLMEDA to obviate confusion with the frigate HMS LEANDER 5 July 1994 purchased for £1.2m by Singaporean owners M

Image possibly from Ark's phot dept. Ark RASing with Olmeda, Resource, Reliant and Tartar. Date - Mid 70's ?

Name: RFA Olmeda Builder: Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallend, Tyne and Wear Yard number: 2004 Laid down: 27 August 1963 Launched: 19 November 1964 Commissioned: 18 October 1965, as Oleander Decommissioned: January 1994 Renamed: Olmeda, 4 December 1967 Fate: Arrived Alang for demolit

Name: RFA Olmeda Builder: Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallend, Tyne and Wear Yard number: 2004 Laid down: 27 August 1963 Launched: 19 November 1964 Commissioned: 18 October 1965, as Oleander Decommissioned: January 1994 Renamed: Olmeda, 4 December 1967 Fate: Arrived Alang for demolit

Replenishing HMS Hyra and SS Uganda. South Atlantic June 1982

Photographed 12 July 1990 : Portsmouth

1988. An unusual inmate in OLMEDA's sickbay

From RFA Regent 1975 Must be coming to the end of them now Pat !

From RFA Black Rover 1979

Vertrepping with RFA Regent. Oct 1975 (You can't get enough pictures of O Boats!)

RFA Olmeda in Hobart, Late 1979.

RFA Olmeda in Hobart, Late 1979.