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RFA Cedardale (A380)

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Name
  
RFA Cedardale

Decommissioned
  
15 November 1959

Length
  
147 m

Commissioned
  
25 May 1939

Launched
  
25 March 1939

Draft
  
8.38 m

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Fate
  
Sold for scrapping at Hong Kong on 2 February 1960

Class and type
  
Dale-class fleet tanker

Displacement
  
17,000 long tons (17,273 t)

Builder
  
Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd

RFA Cedardale (A380) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. It 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.

References

RFA Cedardale (A380) Wikipedia