Pictured is RFA Tidesurge, the third of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's mew Tide-class tankers to be made.
<p>The ship photographed in Cornwall for customisation and trials before entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and being deployed on operations with the Royal Navy.
</p><p>The arrival of RFA Tidesurge comes just weeks after her sister ship, RFA Tidespring, met up at sea with aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time.
</p><p>The 39,000-tonne tankers with a range of 8,000+ nautical miles can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,400 cubic metres of fresh water in support of Royal Navy operations all over the world.
</p><p>The detailed customisation work to prepare RFA Tidesurge and her sister ships for operations is being undertaken at the A&amp;P shipyard in Falmouth, sustaining around 300 jobs.
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<ul><li>Organization: DE&amp;S</li>
<li>Object Name: DSCF1154</li>
<li>Category: MOD</li>
<li>Supplemental Categories: RFA Vessels, Ships, Equipment</li>
<li>Keywords: A138, RFA Tidesurge, Future ships, Replenishment oiler, Tide Class Tanker, RFA, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Ship, Royal Navy, Support Ship, Tug</li>
<li>Country: UK</li></ul>
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