RFA’s on Canvas
by William Lionel Wyllie
The RFA operated three PET class tankers. They each entered service in 1918 as Water or Spirit carriers and served in the fleet until after WW2
H.M. Ambulance Transport Panama
by W Jeneway
Image courtesy of the British Mercantile Marine Memorial Collection
HM Rescue Tug Samsonia in 1944
before entering RFA Service
by Stephen Bone
Image courtesy of the Imperial War Museum © Crown Copyright acknowledged
HMAS Westralia II by Phil Short
after RFA service as RFA Appleleaf (3)
Image courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy - with grateful thanks
HMS Belfast moving alongside a
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
HMS Manica
by Herbert Hillier
HMS Manica - the RFA's first aircraft carrier at Kephalos Bay, Imbros, 1915
Copyright IWM
HMS Ringdove off Africa
by Jim Rae
HMS Ringdove later became the salvage vessel RFA Melita in 1915
by kind permission of the artist
MV Hudson Cavalier
before entering RFA Service as RFA Appleleaf (3)
artist J Cobb
RFA Appleleaf (3)
artist Nick Barwis
© - artwork used with the consent of the artist
NAV Bison
by Norman H Dale
NAV Bison entered the Naval Ordanance service in 1903 as a naval armanents ship. She was sold out of service in 1947
From the Collection of Explosion: Museum of Naval Firepower
NAV Isleford
by Norman H Dale
NAV Isleford entered the Naval Ordanance service in 1913 as a naval armanents ship. She was stranded and sank with the loss of all hands in 1942
From the Collection of Explosion: Museum of Naval Firepower
NAV Upnor
by Norman H Dale
NAV Upnor entered the Naval Ordanance service in 1899 as a naval armanents ship. She was sold out of service in 1951
From the Collection of Explosion: Museum of Naval Firepower
PAS Freshener at Gibraltar
by Cornelis Bolding
PAS Freshener was an RFA from 1942 to 1946
this picture is displayed at the Marine Museum, Den Helder
RFA Argus
by Ross Watton
RFA Argus entered RFA Service as a Aviation Support and Primary Casualty Reception Ship in 1988. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet.
© artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Argus
by Nick Barwis
RFA Argus was purchased by the MOD in 1988 having been converted into an aviation training ship by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet
© - artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Argus
by Graham Hill
by kind permission of Mark Littlejohn of
RFA Argus
by an unknown artist
RFA Black Ranger
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Black Ranger
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Black Ranger
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Black Rover
by Edgar Hodges
RFA Black Rover entered RFA Service as a Rover Class Small Fleet Tanker on 22 August 1974. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet
The painting is currently displayed on RFA Black Rover
RFA Black Rover
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Black Rover
by Nic Barwis
© - artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Diligence and HMS Southampton
in 1987
by Louis Roskell
RFA Diligence
by Nick Barwis
RFA Diligence was purchased by the MOD in 1983 and converted into a forward repair ship. She is still in the RFA Fleet but currently laid up.
© - artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Eddyfirth and RFA Brown Ranger
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Engadine
by Nick Barwis
RFA Engadine entered RFA service in 1967 as a helicopter support ship. She remained in service until 1990 before being replaced by RFA Argus
© - artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Fort Grange
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Fort Victoria
by Ross Watton
RFA Fort Victoria entered RFA Service as a Fort Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship in 1988. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet.
© artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Fort Victoria
artist Derek Pam
RFA Fort Victoria
artist Edgar Hodges
images taken by Captain Shaun Jones OBE RFA where it is displayed onboard RFA Fort Victoria
RFA Gold Rover
by Edgar Hodges
RFA Gold Rover entered RFA Service as a Rover Class Small Fleet Tanker in 1974. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet
The painting is currently displayed on RFA Gold Rover.
Image taken by Captain Shaun Jones OBE RFA
RFA Gold Rover
and the Shackleton Memorial at South Georgia
by Michael Dunn
RFA Gold Rover
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Kharki
by Peter Hogan
RFA Kharki was purchased by the Admiralty in 1900. She was converted to an oil tanker in 1906 and as such was one of the very first RFA oilers
© MOD acknowledged
RFA Lyme Bay
by Ross Watton
RFA Lyme Bay entered RFA Service as a Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) Ship in 2007. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet.
© artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Olmeda RAS's HMS Broadsword
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Olmeda
RFA Olna (3)
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Olna (3)
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Pearleaf (2)
by Tim Walker
RFA Pearleaf (2) served as a Leaf Class support tanker between 1960 and 1986
by kind permission of the artist
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Resurgent
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Sir GALAHAD (1)
by John Hamilton
RFA Sir Galahad (1) was a SIR LANCELOT CLASS Landing Ship Logistics which entered RFA service in January 1970 and was sunk as a war grave on 25 June 1982 after suffering major damage from an air attack on 8 June 1982 during Operation Corporate. 48 members of the crew and embarked troops were killed
published with the permission of the owner
The owners web site is
RFA Sir Galahad (2)
by Katherine Bryan-Merret
The artist's web site is at
RFA Stromness
by Tim Walker
RFA Tiderace (2)
By Ross Whatton
RFA Tiderace (2) is a Tide Class MARS Tanker which will enter service in 2017.
With kind permission of the artist.
RFA Tidereach
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Tidespring (1)
by Tim Walker
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Tidespring (1)
by Lukman Sinclair
Image courtesy of the artist and sinclairfineart.co.uk - with grateful thanks
RFA Tidespring (2)
by Ross Whatton
RFA Tidespring (2) is a Tide Class MARS Tanker which entered service in 2017.
by kind permission of the artist.
RFA Wave Baron
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Wave Baron
by Ossie Jones
RFA Wave Chief
by Jim Rae
conducting a stern RAS with H M Royal Yacht Britannia off South Georgia in 1957
HMS Protector is in the background
by kind permission of the artist
RFA Wave Chief with HMAS Bataan
by Frank Norton
RFA Wave Knight (2)
by Ross Watton
RFA Wave Knight (2) entered RFA Service as a Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker in 2003. She is still serving in the RFA Fleet. The painting depicts RFA Wave Knight (2) refuelling HMS Westminster
© artwork used with the consent of the artist
RFA Wave Laird
artist unreadable
Artistic licence appears to have been applied to the full
RMS Dunottar Castle artist unknown
later to become RFA Caribbean
from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division
RSS Discovery II
by a member of the crew
kindly donated by Sally E Douglas and the Eric Douglas Antarctic Collection
HMS Campanula RASing with a Wave Class Tanker
by Jim Rae
by kind permission of the artist