RFA Fort Sandusky (A316)

History
Ajax replenishing at sea from RFA Fort Sandusky

Name:	RFA Fort Sandusky
Laid down:	11 September 1944
Launched:	25 November 1944
Commissioned:	1 August 1945
Decommissioned:	13 February 1972
Struck:	1973
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 1973
General characteristics
Tonnage:	7,313 gross register tons (GRT) Net tonnage (NT) of 4,003 7,580 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
Length:	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam:	57 ft 2 in (17.42 m)
Draught:	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion:	1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2,500 ihp (1,864 kW) 1 shaft
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range:	11,400 nmi (21,100 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	115
Armament:	World War II : 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun 8 × 20 mm AA guns

RFA Fort Sandusky (A316) was an armament stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Fort Sandusky was launched on 25 November 1944, and commissioned on 1 August 1945. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 13 January 1949, and decommissioned on 13 February 1972. Laid up at Rosyth, she arrived at Castellón for scrapping on 10 February 1973.

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