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RFA Arndale

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History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Arndale
Ordered1936
BuilderSwan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd
Laid downJanuary 1937
Launched5 August 1937
Commissioned28 September 1937
Decommissioned12 August 1959
FateArrived at Willebroek, Belgium for scrapping on 12 April 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeDale-class fleet tanker
Displacement17,210 tonnes full load
Length481 ft 7 in (146.79 m)
Beam61 ft 11 in (18.87 m)
Draught27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion1 x 4 cyl Droxford diesel engine with a single shaft. 687 nhp.
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Complement44

RFA Arndale (A133) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, originally one of six ships ordered by the British Tanker Co which were purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty.

She was decommissioned on 12 August 1959 and was laid up at Rosyth.