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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
1936 |
| Laid down: |
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| Launched: |
28 December 1936 |
| Commissioned: |
4 March 1937 |
| Decommissioned: |
18 September 1959. Laid up at Devonport |
| Fate: |
Arrived Barrow for demolition on 4 September 1960 |
| Struck: |
1960 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
17210 tons full load |
| Length: |
481'06" |
| Beam: |
61'08" |
| Draught: |
27'06" |
| Propulsion: |
1 x 4 cyl Doxford diesel engine. 687 nhp. One shaft. |
| Speed: |
11.5 knots |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
44 |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft: |
N/A |
| Motto: |
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RFA Abbeydale (A109) was a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was originally one of 6 ships ordered by the British Tanker Co which were purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty.
