RFA Tidepool (A76) was a of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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Tidepool had a long and busy life in the fleet. The ship participated in both the Cod Wars and the Beira Patrol

Beira Patrol

The Beira Patrol was a blockade of oil shipments to Rhodesia through Beira, Mozambique, resulting from United Nations trade sanctions after Rhodesia declared its independence...

 during the 1970s. In 1982 when the Falklands War

Falklands War

The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...

 broke out Tidepool was actually on its way to Chile

Chile

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 to be disposed of. The ship was temporarily reclaimed by the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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and was finally handed over to the Chilean Navy on 13 August 1982 and renamed Almirante Jorge Montt.