Royal Fleet Auxiliary
(asked on 21st October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are classed as military.
This question was answered on 31st October 2024
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships are owned and managed by the Ministry of Defence for the purposes of the Naval Service but are not considered part of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom. They are regarded as 'Government Ships' under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.