RFA Olna
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Three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
have borne the name RFA Olna:
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
have borne the name RFA Olna:
- RFA Olna was an oiler launched in 1921 and beached at CreteCreteCrete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
in 1941 after being bombed. - RFA OlnaRFA Olna (A216)RFA Olna was one of two ships built for Shell. She was originally named Hellicina and taken up for Fleet Service soon after building....
was an oiler launched in 1944 and scrapped in 1967. - RFA OlnaRFA Olna (A123)RFA Olna was an Ol-class "fast fleet tanker" of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Her design was a development of the Tide-class ships of the late 1950s.-Service history:...
was a fast fleet tanker launched in 1965 and sold in 2001.