RFA Diligence
| Ship | Build completion date | Date of acceptance into service | Planned decommission date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diligence | 1981 | 1984 | 2014 [as of Jul 2006 2006 [as of Feb 2003] | MOD |
| Personnel | 15 Officers |
| 9 Senior Ratings | |
| 29 Junior Ratings |
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| Dimensions | Length: 112.0 m |
| Breath: 20.5 m | |
| Summer Draught: 6.4 m | |
| Summer Freeboard: 4.94 m |
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| Capacities | Net Tonnage: 2414 tonnes |
| Gross Tonnage: 8084 tonnes | |
| Deadweight: 4939 tonnes | |
| Light Displacement: 5971 tonnes | |
| Cargo Capacity: 1390 tonnes | |
| Ballast Capacity: 2105 tones | |
| Fresh Water Capacity: 326 tons | |
| Container Capacity: 5 x 20ft ISO |
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| Main Engines | Diligence is a Diesel Electric vessel, this means Diesel Generators are used to create electricity, which is used to drive the main propulsion engines, and any auxiliary equipment required. |
| Engines Type: 5 x 126 Cylinder NOHAB Diesels | |
| Boilers: 2 x AQ-12 Aalborg | |
| Bunker Capacity: 770 tonnes Diesel Oil | |
| Daily Consumption: 30 tonnes | |
| Service Speed: 10 knots @ 170 RPM | |
| Main Engine Output: 5 x 2650 kW | |
| Fresh Water Manufacture: 40 tons/day | |
| Steering Gear: Rotary Vane | |
| 2 x Fwd Thrusters 1100kW | |
| 2 x Aft Azimuth Thrusters 1100kW |
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| Anchors | Four 5 ton anchors for a four point mooring system. |
| Fwd Port: 5 t x 1500m wire | |
| Stbd: 5 t x 1125m wire | |
| Aft Port: 5 t x 1500m wire | |
| Stbd: 5t x 1125m wire |
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| Ships Boats | 2 x Open Lifeboats (Capacity 92 people) |
| 2 x Enclosed Lifeboats (Capacity 60 people) | |
| 1 x Rescue Boat (Capacity 5 people) | |
| 1 x Work Boat (Capacity 12 passengers plus 3 crew) | |
| 8 x Liferafts (Capacity 20 people) |
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| Cargo Handling Gear |
Foc’sle Crane: SWL 5tonnes |
| Snoopy Crane: SWL 5tonnes | |
| Well Deck Crane: 15tonnes | |
| Aft Crane: 7t/20t/40tonnes |
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| Accommodation |
Diligence is capable of providing accommodation for naval junior rates and accommodation for the crew of submarines. A total of 130 personnel can be accommodated. |
| Weaponry | Diligence is provided with an arsenal of small arms for self-defence, this consists of; |
| 2 x 20mm Gambo. | |
| 2 x MK44 Mini-guns capable of firing 3000 rounds a minute. | |
| 4 x General Purpose machine-guns. | |
| SA80’s and 9mm hand guns. |
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| Flight Deck | Diligence has a large flight deck facility capable of receiving any helicopter up to a Chinook. |
| Dynamic Positioning System |
This system means that Diligence can hold its position and heading within 5-10 metres and allows Diligence to be extremely manoeuvrable. |
| Work Shop Facilities |
RFA Diligence provides a large workshop facility for Royal Navy vessels, this is equipped with specialist machinery such as; |
| Arc welding equipment. | |
| Lathes. | |
| Pillar drills. | |
| Grinders. | |
| Band saws | |
| Large store of spares. This allows RFA Diligence to provide a forward base for the repair and maintenance of Royal Navy vessels away from home. |
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