Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)

[bobp]

Tiderace is just off San Diego, Calif.

Making good progress then.

[Smokey]

Tiderace has departed San Diego and is headed south at 16 knots.

[Smokey]

Tiderace has vanished ? She's turned off the tracker.
Last headed south from San Diego toward Panama and may be visiting Baltimore before heading to the UK?


Tide surge officially named.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rfa-tid ... uth-korea/

[SKB]

Tidesurge officially named.

[Smokey]

Tiderace has turned her AIS back on.

She's been through the canal and is approaching Aruba just off Venezuela.

[shark bait]

Great to see them progressing quickly now, looking forward to seeing Tidespring filling up QE in the near future I hope.

[Smokey]

Great to see them progressing quickly now, looking forward to seeing Tidespring filling up QE in the near future I hope.

Here's an appetiser.

[Dahedd]

Would it be worth Tiderace diverting north to assist in the Caribbean? I don't suppose she's got the ship's boats or cranes (or even the crew for that matter) fitted to her to be of use yet?

[SDL]

I doubt she's in any state to be useful TBH....

[Smokey]

She's in Curaçao at present.

[Caribbean]

She's in Curaçao at present.

That's one of the Dutch naval bases in the region, I believe - could be pausing while they assess whether there is anything useful that she could do? Or maybe just waiting for the weather in the Atlantic to improve to the point where she can make a safe transit in her current state of build

[Aethulwulf]

She's in Curaçao at present.

That's one of the Dutch naval bases in the region, I believe - could be pausing while they assess whether there is anything useful that she could do? Or maybe just waiting for the weather in the Atlantic to improve to the point where she can make a safe transit in her current state of build

More likely just giving the crew a few days of shore leave as a break during the long voyage home. This is exactly what Tidespring did in Curaçao on her delivery trip.

[bobp]

When Tidespring called into Curaco she offloaded some cargo there. I remember seeing a picture of some ISO containers being offloaded. Nice place for scuba diving in that part of the world, the water is crystal clear.

[Ron5]

I went to Maui a year after the Hurricane blew thru. No coral. All killed. Diving was crap.

[Smokey]

Tiderace is underway again. Heading N.E. from Curaçao in the approximate direction of Anguilla.

[ArmChairCivvy]

Curaco [she offloaded some cargo there. I] remember seeing a picture of some ISO containers being offloaded.

This time would be handy if a few containers were put onto the ship, for helicoptering ashore e.g. in Anguilla.

[KyleG]

Tiderace is expected alongside in Falmouth on 25th September

[Opinion3]

I doubt she's in any state to be useful TBH....

She might be able to tow Ocean ........

[Smokey]

he might be able to tow Ocean ........

Fake news, already been rebuked.

As for Tiderace, she has this habit of switching off her AIS. Possibly mid N.Atlantic right now?

[indeid]

he might be able to tow Ocean ........

Fake news, already been rebuked.

That was yesterday, and this is Ocean we're talking about.

[KyleG]

Tiderace has arrived off Cornwall, currently showing east of St Mawes. Due to dock in Falmouth tomorrow at 8am.

[Smokey]

Tiderace has docked

[bobp]

Thanks for the update(s)

[james k]

I wonder how they measure up against the re-constructed RCN Asterix.

[Digger22]

Pic of her coming in.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rfa-tid ... irst-time/