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'''RFA ''Wave Prince'' (A207)''' was a [[Wave class oiler|Wave-class]] fleet support tanker of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. She was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at [[Sunderland]] and was employed as an underway replenishment oiler. During 1961-1962 she was modified extensively, laid up at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] in August 1965 and arrived in [[Burriana]], Spain for scrapping on 16 December 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFA Wave Prince |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-wave-prince/ |website=historicalrfa.uk |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
'''RFA ''Wave Prince'' (A207)''' was a [[Wave class oiler|Wave-class]] fleet support tanker of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. She was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at [[Sunderland]] and was employed as an underway replenishment oiler. During 1961-1962 she was modified extensively, laid up at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] in August 1965 and arrived in [[Burriana]], Spain for scrapping on 16 December 1971.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFA Wave Prince |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-wave-prince/ |website=historicalrfa.uk |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>

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RFA Wave Prince (A207) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland and was employed as an underway replenishment oiler. During 1961-1962 she was modified extensively, laid up at Devonport in August 1965 and arrived in Burriana, Spain for scrapping on 16 December 1971.[1]

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