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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1951 Surf-class freighting tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}}<br />
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|Ship country=United Kingdom<br />
|Ship flag=[[File:British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg|60px|RFA Ensign]]<br />
|Ship name=RFA ''Surf Patrol''<br />
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|Ship launched=7 February 1951<br />
|Ship acquired=14 July 1951<br />
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|Ship commissioned=17 July 1951<br />
|Ship decommissioned=11 May 1961<br />
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|Ship out of service=*Sold commercially in December 1969<br />
*Renamed ''Marisurf''<br />
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|5345596}}<br />
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|Ship fate=Arrived at [[Split (city)|Split]] for scrapping on 21 July 1980<br />
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|Ship class={{sclass2|Surf|tanker|0}} [[oil tanker|tanker]]<br />
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|7742}}, {{NRT|4361}}, {{DWT|11500}}<br />
|Ship displacement=15,800 [[long ton]]s full load<br />
|Ship length={{Convert|469|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship beam={{Convert|60|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship draught={{Convert|27|ft|7.75|in|m|2|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship propulsion=1 x 4 cyl Doxford diesel. 4400 bhp. Single shaft.<br />
|Ship speed={{Convert|12.5|kn|km/h}}<br />
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'''RFA ''Surf Patrol'' (A357)''' was a {{sclass2|Surf|tanker|0}} freighting [[oil tanker|tanker]] of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. She and her sister [[RFA Surf Pioneer (A365)|RFA ''Surf Pioneer'']] were originally ordered by Polish owners but were commandeered by the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] whilst under construction during the [[Korean War]]. ''Surf Patrol'' was at the time being built as the ''Tatry'' for the Polish Government.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFA Surf Patrol |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-surf-patrol/ |website=historicalrfa.uk |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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''Surf Patrol'' was decommissioned on 11 May 1961 and laid up at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]. She was sold back into commercial service in December 1969 and was renamed ''Marisurf'' for D.J. Chandris.<br />
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