RFA Wave Ruler
Naval vessel · built 2003
In short
RFA Wave Ruler (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 2003
- Gross tonnage
- 23,294
- Size (length × beam)
- 196 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- RFA Wave Ruler
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9168609
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 23,294
- Length overall
- 196.3 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2003
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Ownership & management
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About RFA Wave Ruler
RFA Wave Ruler is a Wave-class fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) of the United Kingdom tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. Wave Ruler was built by Kvaerner Govan (after 1999, BAE Systems Marine) and launched in 2001. She was accepted into service in 2003 and is the second ship to bear this name in RFA service. Wave Ruler and her sister Wave Knight, were designed to replace Olna and Olwen, two 36,000-ton Ol-class fast fleet tankers which were built at Swan Hunter and Hawthorn Leslie in the 1960s. Wave Ruler was the last tanker commissioned into the RFA until RFA Tidespring became operational in late 2017.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RFA Wave Ruler now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for RFA Wave Ruler 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 Wave Ruler?
- RFA Wave Ruler is a naval vessel, built in 2003 by BAE Systems Marine. The vessel is 196.3 m long and has a gross tonnage of 23,294.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for RFA Wave Ruler?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for RFA Wave Ruler 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 Wave Ruler. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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