This historic photograph shows six Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships conducting a simultaneous replenishment-at-sea (RAS) exercise in 1967

Ship Identification (From Top to Bottom)

  • RFA Retainer (A329): An armament and stores support ship.
  • HMS Galatea (F18): A Leander-class frigate.
  • RFA Reliant (A131): An air-store support ship.
  • HMS Hermes (R12): A Centaur-class aircraft carrier.
  • RFA Tidereach (A96): A Tide-class replenishment tanker.
  • HMS Minerva (F45): A Leander-class frigate
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