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RFA Wave Ruler is a Wave-class fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She provides food, fuel, water and ammunition to her sister vessels on deployments across the globe.
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From the Indian Ocean to the Gulf, RFA Wave Ruler’s role is to patrol the operational area and provide support to Royal Navy and coalition warships. The fuel and stores that Wave Ruler provides allow these ships to remain operational for extended periods of time – sometimes months or even years. The ship’s company of RFA Wave Ruler never know what challenges they will face on a given deployment, whether it be countering piracy, providing humanitarian relief, assisting in a medical emergency, or evacuating UK and other nationals from areas of conflict.
In March, Wave Knight and Wave Ruler were ordered from Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd.
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The UK merchant sailors of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary provide global and crucial logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy fleet.
The UK has a responsibility to its citizens and its allies to endeavour to safeguard the high seas. This is why the Royal Navy protects home and international waters.
Providing humanitarian assistance is central to the Royal Navy's ethos. We have the skills, experience and equipment to make a difference when it matters.
