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RFA Reliant

Naval vessel · built 1954

IMO5292646No AIS position on record

In short

RFA Reliant (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
Naval vessel
Flag
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Year built
1954
Gross tonnage
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Size (length × beam)
143 m
Registered owner
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Photo of RFA Reliant
Photo: Wolfgang Fricke · Licence: CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

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Identity & particulars

Name
RFA Reliant
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5292646
Flag
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Vessel type
Naval vessel
Length overall
142.9 m
Beam
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Year built
1954

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About RFA Reliant

RFA Reliant (A84) was an air stores support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. She was formerly the commercial general cargo vessel Somersby which was purchased in 1956 and renamed on completion of her conversion in 1958. She was fitted for replenishing aircraft carriers at sea with a wide range of air, naval and victualling stores. As refitted she had a helicopter landing pad built over the poop deckhouse.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is RFA Reliant now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Reliant in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is RFA Reliant?
RFA Reliant is a naval vessel, built in 1954. The vessel is 142.9 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RFA Reliant?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Reliant from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for RFA Reliant. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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