Wave King
Ship Number
1222
Vessel Type
Replenishment Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
5
Launch Date
April 6, 1944
Delivered
July 22, 1944
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
8159 grt
BP Length
465 feet
Breadth
64 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
Parsons double reduction geared turbines, 3 drum type boilers, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW).
Official No.
169897
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
 Wave King

RFA Wave King (A182) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary built at Govan.  
 
In 1945, she served in the Far East with the British Pacific Fleet, designated Task Force 57 upon joining the United States fleet.
 
On 6 May 1945 Wave King and Wave Monarch were with the Logistic Support Group 300 miles south-east of Miyako to refuel Task Force 57 which was launching air strikes against island targets in the Okinawa campaign.
 
She was laid up at Portsmouth in 1956 and arrived at Barrow-in-Furness on 16 April 1960 for scrapping.