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RFA Oleander. Copenhagen 1966.	RFA Olmeda	RFA Olmeda	RFA Olmeda
RFA Olna(2). Malta.	RFA Olna (2) 1960	RFA Olna (2) Auckland	RFA Olna (2). Xmas Is. 1958.
RFA Olna (2). Xmas Is. 1958.	RFA Olna (2). Xmas Is. Fort Beau making smoke.	"Hands to Shelter Stations"?? Christmas Island 1958.	RFA Olna(2)
RFA Olna (3)	RFA Olna (3)	RFA Olna (3) at Gib 1976	RFA Olna (3)
RFA Olna (3)	RFA Olna (3)	RFA Olna (3)	RFA Olynthus
RFA Olwen (2)	RFA Olwen. Final voyage.	RFA Olwen	Olwen & Juno
RFA Tide Austral	RFA Tide Austral	RFA Tide Austral	RFA Tide Austral
RFA Tide Austral	RFA Tide Austral. April 62 at Malta	HMAS Supply	HMAS Supply From Wave Sovereign 1963/4.
RFA Tideflow & USS America	RFA Tideflow	RFA Tideflow leaving Capetown	RFA Tideflow 1968
RFA Tideflow Malta	RFA Tidepool	Tidepool & Plumleaf	RFA Tidereach
RFA Tidereach	RFA Tidereach	RFA Tidespring	RFA Tidespring from HMY
RFA Tidespring	RFA Tidesurge	RFA Tidesurge at Malta

Royal Fleet Auxiliary:  RFA Olna(2) A216. Built 1945. Ex HMS Olna. 17520dwt. RFA from 1946. In service to 1966.

Tide Class Fleet Tankers. Built 1955/6. 16800dwt.

RFA Tidereach A96. RFA Tideflow A97 (ex Tiderace). RFA Tidesurge A98 (Ex Tiderange). In service until 1976/9.     RFA Tide Austral A95. HMAS Supply from 1962.

Improved Tide Class. Built 1963. 18900dwt.    RFA Tidespring A75. In service until 1991. RFA Tidepool A76. Sold to Chile 1982.

O Class Fleet Replenishment Tankers. Built 1965/6. 24134dwt. RFA Olwen (2) A122 (Ex Olynthus). RFA Olmeda A124 (Ex Oleander). RFA Olna(3)A123.  

    Olmeda scrapped 1994. Others 2000.