Gold Rover and her sister Black Rover were the last two in service with the RFA[2] on duty around the world. The class were phased out as part of a worldwide effort to replace single-hulled tankers with more environmentally safe double-hulled vessels.[3] Gold Rover herself was decommissioned in a sunset ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base on 6 March 2017.[4]


英国国防部近日宣布出售皇家海军辅助舰队旗下的两艘漂泊者级舰队给油舰“金色漂泊者”号（RFA Gold Rover A-271）和“黑色漂泊者”号（RFA Black Rover A-273），两舰均在1974年服役，并分别在2017年和2015年暂停服务。