A134 Rame Head

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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (NL) Terneuzen
Date: 26/02/2009
Photo 2
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (NL) Terneuzen
Date: 26/02/2009
Administrative data Technical data
name: A134 Rame Head
commissioned: 1945
flag: United Kingdom
dimensions: 134.60 x 17.50 x 6.90 m
type: "Beachy Head" class escort repair ship
specs: crew: 425
speed: 10.00 kn
former name(s): new name(s):
F34 Rame Head ('45-'45)
BPF359 Rame Head (British Pacific Fleet) ('45-'70)		 No known new names
We also have pictures of this vessel under the folowing name(s).
Extra info:
built in Canada as a "Fort" class merchant cargo, the Canadian equivalent of the "Liberty" class.

The ship was acquired by the Royal Navy shortly after her completion and converted into a repair ship and served in that role well into the 1970's.

She was then decommissioned into reserve and moored in Portsmouth Harbor where she was selected by the Special Boat Service for regular use as a training ship for Close Quarters Battle (CQB) drills, ship boarding techniques and underwater demolition exercises.
She served this role through March 2008
Converted? This vessel was converted from repair ship to training ship in the year 1970.
Museum? No
Decommissioned? This vessel was decommissioned or transfered in the year 1970
Scrapping? This vessel was sold to Belgium in the year 2009 for scrapping.
Severely damaged? No