RFA Bishopdale (A128)

History

United Kingdom
Name:	RFA Bishopdale
Ordered:	1936
Builder:	Lithgows
Launched:	31 March 1937
Commissioned:	6 June 1937
Decommissioned:	8 October 1959
Fate:	Arrived at Bilbao for scrapping on 17 February 1970
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dale-class fleet tanker
Displacement:	17,357 tons 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:	Burmeister & Wain 6-cylinder diesels with a single shaft. 490 nhp.
Speed:	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Complement:	44

RFA Bishopdale (A128) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

She was decommissioned on 8 October 1959 and was laid up at Devonport Dockyard.

Ships built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow

Merchant ships	Atheltemplar City of Benares Empire Addison Empire Austen Empire Baffin Empire Balfour Empire Beatrice Empire Buckler Empire Comet Empire Conrad Empire Cyprus Empire Dell Empire Dew Empire Galahad Empire MacCallum Empire MacRae Iron Knight Iron Chieftain Maudie Nile River Afton

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships	RFA Bishopdale

Warships	HMS LST 3022

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

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