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SS Empire Mars (1944-46)
RFA Wave Duke (1946-69)
Builder Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland Launched 16 November 1944 Commissioned 16 November 1946 Decommissioned 30 April 1960 Fate Scrapped in 1970 General characteristics Tonnage 8,187 gross register tons (GRT) Displacement 16,483 tonnes full load Length 492 ft 8 in (150.16 m) Beam 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) Draught 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) Propulsion 2 x Metrovick double reduction geared steam turbines, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW). Speed 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
RFA Wave Duke (A246) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland . She saw service during the Korean War . She was laid up at Devonport on 30 April 1960, and arrived at Bilbao to be scrapped on 25 December 1969.
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