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The ''Ol''-class tankers were Royal Fleet Auxiliary "fast fleet tankers" tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. The three ships in the class, RFA ''Olmeda'', RFA ''Olna'' and RFA ''Olwen'' were an evolution of the earlier ''Tide'' class replenishment oilers. The ships were replaced by the ''Wave'' class. One modified ''Ol''-class vessel, ''Kharg'', was built for the former Imperial Iranian Navy in 1977. It was delivered to the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy in 1984, and is still active as of 2015.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17083791〕 The lead ship of the class was RFA ''Olwen'', although she was launched as RFA ''Olynthus'', before being renamed in 1967 to avoid confusion with HMS ''Olympus''. Similarly, RFA ''Olmeda'' originally entered service as RFA ''Oleander'', but was later renamed to avoid confusion with HMS ''Leander''. The three ships in the ''Ol''-class saw service in a wide range of locations, including during the Falklands War, which saw ''Olmeda'' take part in the recapture of Thule Island, and in the Persian Gulf during the 1990/91 Gulf War. ==Construction programme== File:Olwen fleet tanker.jpg|RFA ''Olwen'' (A122) with HMS ''Juno'' in foreground and RFA ''Lyness'' in background. File:Bristol Group May 1982.jpg|Bristol Group - A Type 21 frigate conducting replenishment at sea (RAS) with RFA ''Olna''. May 1982. Picture taken from HMS ''Cardiff'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ol-class tanker (1965)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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