RFA Battle Honours
The award of Battle Honours to ships of Her/His Majesty’s Navy is made by the Navy Board of the Ministry of Defence upon recommendation of the Battle Honours Committee.
This Committee is made up of a Senior Officer of the Second Sea Lord’s Department together with the Head of the Naval Historical Branch.
The earliest action worthy of such an honour was ‘Armada 1588’
Since the formation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service in 1905 the ships and their crews have been involved in some of the most intense naval warfare in oceans and seas worldwide.
Those ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service worthy of recognition with a Battle Honour are listed together with their photographs in this section of Historical RFA.
RFA Abbeydale
North Africa 1942
RFA Olna
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Appleleaf
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Pearleaf
Sicily 1943
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Argus
Kuwait 1991
RFA Plumleaf
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Bayleaf
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Regent
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Blue Rover
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Resource (2)
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Brambleleaf
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Sir Bedivere
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Brown Ranger
North Africa 1942
Korea 1950
RFA Sir Galahad
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Canning
Dardanelles 1915
RFA Sir Geraint
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Cedardale
Sicily 1943
RFA Sir Lancelot
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Derwentdale
North Africa 1942
Sicily 1943
Salerno 1943
RFA Sir Percivale
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Dewdale
North Africa 1942
RFA Sir Tristram
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Diligence
Kuwait 1991
RFA Stromness
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Dingledale
North Africa
RFA Tidepool
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Engadine
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Tidespring
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Ennerdale
English Channel 1942
North Africa 1942
Sicily 1943
RFA Viscol
North Africa 1942
RFA Fort Austin
Falkland Islands 1982
RFA Wave Baron
Korea 1952
RFA Fort Grange
Falkland Islands 1982
Kuwait 1991
RFA Wave Chief
Korea
RFA Green Ranger
Korea
RFA Wave Knight
Korea
RFA Maine
Korea 1950
RFA Wave Laird
Korea
RFA Manica
Dardanelles 1915
