SD Faithful
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval-RMAS}} | Ship name = RMAS Faithful (A228) | Ship owner = | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Richard Dunston | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1985 | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = 1985 | Ship out of service = 2008 | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = HMNB Devonport | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Transferred to Serco Marine Services | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header =title | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = 70px | Ship name = SD Faithful | Ship owner = | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = 2008 | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|8401494}}
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SD Faithful is a Twin Tractor Unit Tug operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service. The ship was formerly operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service until its disbandment in March 2008.{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Steve|title=British Warships and Auxiliaries|year=2014|publisher=Maritime Books|page=69 |isbn=978-1904459552}} The vessel was originally built for the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service in 1985.{{cite news |title=Supporting the fleet – Serco services for the Royal Navy |url=https://www.navylookout.com/supporting-the-fleet-serco-services-for-the-royal-navy/ |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Navy Lookout |date=3 December 2018}}{{cite news |title=SD Faithful |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:182779/mmsi:232002651/imo:8401494/vessel:SD_FAITHFUL |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=Marine Traffic}}
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Category:Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
Category:Serco Marine Services (ships)
Category:Tugboats of the United Kingdom
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