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'''RFA ''Retainer'' (A329)''' was an armament support ship of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. | '''RFA ''Retainer'' (A329)''' was an armament support ship of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:26, 4 November 2025
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Built by Scotts of Greenock as Chungking, a cargo/passenger liner for the China Navigation Co. Both Chungking and her sister vessel Changchow (later Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". lost their initial purpose due to the Communist revolution. Chartered for a year and a half to the French Messageries Maritimes, they were purchased by the British Admiralty in 1952.[1]
In 1959, Retainer was used with the missile trials ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". for trials of replenishment at sea with the new Seaslug missile.[2]
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