Tag: RFA Black Rover

• Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 07:17 UTC

  RFA Black Rover back in UK after 17-month deployment in the Atlantic

  

  The second-oldest vessel in the Naval Service, veteran tanker RFA Black Rover, a well known presence in the Falkland Islands, has completed her penultimate deployment, a marathon of 17 months in the Atlantic. No Royal Navy vessel can carry out a patrol in the Southern Hemisphere without the support of a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker – a duty performed in recent years by a Rover-class vessel.

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 01:41 UTC

  HMS Iron Duke on South Atlantic patrol exercises in Ghana and Guinea

  

  Two British Naval Ships, HMS Iron Duke and RFA Black Rover, on Monday arrived at the Ghana Western Naval Command for a four-day visit, reports Ghana Web. The crew of the ships and the Ghana Navy would conduct joint operational training, sporting and community relations activities.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 00:50 UTC

  Royal Navy displays abilities in the Solent during four-day high profile exercises

  

  The full gamut of the Royal Navy's abilities was on show in the Solent last week, during a series of high-profile action-packed demonstrations. The Solent separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England and is the access to Southampton.