RFA Engadine
support vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RFA Engadine
- IMO number
- 6800684
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- support vessel
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 133.4 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1967
- Builder
- Henry Robb
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RFA Engadine
RFA Engadine (K08) was a helicopter support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The need for Engadine was seen in the mid-1960s as more and more helicopters were deployed from Royal Navy aircraft carriers and surface combatants. The ship was ordered in August 1964, from Henry Robb of Leith, and commissioned in December 1967, replacing HMS Lofoten. She was the third British ship named HMS Engadine the previous two being a seaplane carrier and an aircraft transport ship. Engadine comes from the Engadin valley in south-east Switzerland, which is represented by the alphorns and edelweiss on her badge. In 1968 she was designated as one of the PYTHON locations for the dispersal and continuity of government in the event of nuclear war. Engadine's homeport throughout her career was Portland, Dorset.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RFA Engadine now?
- RFA Engadine has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RFA Engadine?
- RFA Engadine is a support vessel, built in 1967 by Henry Robb. The vessel is 133.4 m long.
- Who owns RFA Engadine?
- RFA Engadine is operated by Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RFA Engadine been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RFA Engadine appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).