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and chartered out to British India until 1957. In 1956-1957, under the name Resurgent, she was again chartered to the « Messageries Maritimes », making trips to
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A report on the Joint Services Expedition to Danger Island in the central Indian Ocean, December 1974 to April 1975
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and Australia. After that, she was converted to an armament store issuing ship and entered RFA service.
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This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the
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RFA Ensign
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Greenock
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5293468
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Retainer class armament stores ship
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
RFA Retainer
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New Caledonia
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Danger Island
Three Brothers
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