'RFA ''Fort Austin'' (A386)' is a fleet stores ship of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
''Fort Austin'' was laid down at Scott Lithgow in 1975, launched in 1978 and commissioned in 1979. When the
Falklands War began, the ship headed south, taking part in the landings at
San Carlos Water as an ammunition ship. In 2000, the ship was part of the British deployment to help restore order in
Sierra Leone.