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RFA Rowenol (A284)

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Name
  
RFA Rowanol

Laid down
  
27 September 1945

Decommissioned
  
3 December 1970

Construction started
  
27 September 1945

Ordered
  
27 September 1944

Launched
  
15 May 1946, as Ebonol

Length
  
71 m

Draft
  
4.78 m

Commissioned
  
21 August 1946, as Cedarol

RFA Rowanol (A284) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Laid down on 27 September 1945, and launched on 15 May 1946 as Ebonol, she was the second ship to bear this name. Commissioned on 21 August 1946 as Cedarol, and renamed Rowenol on 18 September 1947. The ship was decommissioned on 3 December 1970 and laid up at Devonport. She arrived in tow at Zeebrugge for scrapping on 10 December 1971.

References

RFA Rowenol (A284) Wikipedia