RFA Abbeydale (A109)

History

United Kingdom
Name:	RFA Abbeydale
Ordered:	1936
Builder:	Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd
Launched:	28 December 1936
Commissioned:	4 March 1937
Decommissioned:	18 September 1959
Fate:	Arrived at shipbreakers for scrapping on 4 September 1960
General characteristics
Displacement:	17,210 tonnes full load
Length:	481 ft 6 in (146.76 m)
Beam:	61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught:	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion:	1 × 4 cyl Doxford diesel engine 687 nhp One shaft
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Complement:	44

RFA Abbeydale (A109) was a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was originally one of six ships ordered by the British Tanker Co which were purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty.

She was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd and launched on 28 December 1936. Abbeydale served until being decommissioned on 18 September 1959 and laid up at HMNB Devonport. She was then sold for scrapping, arriving at the breakers' yards Thos W Ward at Barrow-in-Furness on 4 September 1960 .

References

Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index Volume 2: Navy-built Trawlers, Drifters, Tugs and Requisitioned Ships. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.

Dale-class oilers

Abbeydale Aldersdale Arndale Bishopdale Boardale Broomdale Cairndale Cedardale Darkdale Denbydale Derwentdale Dewdale Dingledale Dinsdale Eaglesdale Easedale Echodale Ennerdale

List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1943

Shipwrecks	1 Jun: John Morgan, U-418 2 Jun: U-105, U-202, U-521 3 Jun: Montanan 4 Jun: USS PC-496, U-308, U-594 5 Jun: U-217 8 Jun: Mutsu 11 Jun: I-24, U-417, HMAS Wallaroo 12 Jun: USS R-12, U-118 13 Jun: USCGC Escanaba, I-9 14 Jun: U-334, U-564 15 Jun: Sanraku Maru 16 Jun: SS Portmar, U-97 17 Jun: WBS 1 Hermann, I-178, Yoma 19 Jun: Barbarigo 20 Jun: U-388 23 Jun: USS Aludra, USS Deimos 24 Jun: U-119, U-194, U-200, U-449 28 Jun: Bari 29 Jun: USS Redwing 30 Jun: USS Hulbert, USS McCawley Unknown date: HMS Kingston

Other incidents	27 Jun: RFA Abbeydale

1942 1943 1944 May 1943 July 1943

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