RFA Cedardale
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Cedardale |
| Builder | Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd |
| Launched | 25 March 1939 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1959 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping at Hong Kong on 2 February 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dale-class fleet tanker |
| Displacement | 17,000 long tons (17,273 t) |
| Length | 483 ft (147 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft 6 in (17.83 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Propulsion | Burmeister & Wain 8-clylinder diesels with a single shaft |
| Speed | 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Range | 16,400 nautical miles (30,370 km) at 11.5 knots (21 km/h) |
| Capacity | 12,000 long tons (12,193 t) |
| Complement | 40 |
RFA Cedardale (A380) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was originally one of two ships which were purchased by the Admiralty from the Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co for evaluation purposes. Cedardale was decommissioned on 15 November 1959 and laid up at Hong Kong.
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