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RFA Broomdale

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History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Broomdale
Ordered1936
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Govan
Laid downJanuary 1937
Launched2 September 1937
Commissioned3 November 1937
Decommissioned12 April 1959
FateArrived at Bruges for scrapping on 2 January 1960
General characteristics
Class and typeDale-class fleet tanker
Displacement17,388 tonnes full load
Length483 ft 1 in (147.24 m)
Beam61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
PropulsionBurmeister & Wain 6-cylinder diesels with a single shaft. 490 nhp
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)
Complement44

RFA Broomdale (A168) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.