RFA Blue Rover

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name

RFA Blue Rover

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7002409

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Vessel type

Research vessel

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

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Length overall

140.6 m

Beam

19.2 m

Year built

1970

Crew

WikidataSource: Wikidata, record Q7276434. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.54

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About RFA Blue Rover

NRP Bérrio (A5210) was a fleet support tanker of the Portuguese Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter in 1969 at Hebburn, England as RFA Blue Rover (A270) of the Rover-class and from 1970 to 1993 was part of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In 1982 during her British service she participated in the Falklands War. In 1993, she was sold to the Portuguese Navy who renamed her Bérrio. She participated in Operation Crocodile (Operação Crocodilo) in 1998, as part of the Portuguese naval task force that rescued foreign nationals caught up in the civil conflicts in Guinea-Bissau and then supported the mediators of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in the peace talks between the parties in the conflict. The vessel was decommissioned on 1 June 2020.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is RFA Blue Rover now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Blue Rover in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is RFA Blue Rover?

RFA Blue Rover is a research vessel, built in 1970 by Swan Hunter. The vessel is 140.6 m long with a beam of 19.2 m.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RFA Blue Rover?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Blue Rover from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RFA Blue Rover. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sister ships

Ships of the same class, Rover-class tanker ship (source: Wikidata).

• RFA Green RoverIMO 6923034Tanker · built 1969
• RFA Black RoverIMO 7329338Naval vessel · built 1974