Scandanavian Warships at Copenhagen in 1974

Two Norwegian warships share the Copenhagen dockside with a Danish oiler Ex-YO-226 in Danish naval service as KDM Rimfaxe (A568). 1974.

 

YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Laid down, date unknown, at Jeffersonville Bridge & Machinery Co., Jeffersonville, IN.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered and placed in service, 2 November 1945

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), to Denmark, date unknown

Commissioned into the Danish Navy as KDM Rimfaxe (A568), August 1962

Removed from Danish naval service in 2000

Final Disposition, unknown renamed MV Chunky Star

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Specifications:

Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1,400 t.(fl)

Length 174'

Beam 32'

Draft 13' (max.)

Speed unknown

Complement 9

Cargo Capacity 6,570 Bbls

Armament none

Propulsion Diesel engine, single propeller, 560shp

 

Camera: Olympus Pen F Half Frame SLR.

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