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How do ships refuel at sea?

April 26, 2017refuel sea ships

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How do ships refuel at sea?

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At sea RN ships use their RFA support ships to refuel and resupply with food, stores and ammunition. The procedure is known as Replenishment at Sea or RAS. Lines are fired across between the ships and stores can be hauled across and fuel pumped across whilst both ships are still moving.