Above: The launch of RFA Resource at Scotts (Greenock), February 11th 1966. Thanks to James A. Pottinger for passing this picture on.
Above: RFA Resource alongside the Croation port of Split. Photograph kindly provided by Gary Ralston.
The following pictures, kindly provided by Tam Coughlan, depict the two Regent Class Armament Stores Ships at sea during the 1970s.
Above: An arial view of RFA Resource (A480) at sea. Notice the helicopter flight deck and replenishment rigs. Thanks to Tam Coughlan from providing this picture.
Above: RFA Regent (A486) in company with aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09). Regent and her sistership Resource were designed to keep the fleet, and particularly the aircraft and commando carriers, supplied with missiles, bombs, depth charges, torpedoes and other weaponry. Thanks to Tam Coughlan from providing this picture.
Above: A helicopter from aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09) lands on RFA Resource (A480) in 1973. For many years Resource and sistership Regent were the only RFA ships with a helicopter permanently embarked, but in April 1987 the Wessex 5 was withdrawn from service and they lost this facility. Thanks to Tam Coughlan from providing this picture.
Above: RFA Resource's helicopter 1973. Thanks to Tam Coughlan from providing this picture.
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