Name RFA War Pathan Decommissioned 16 October 1947 Launched 19 March 1919 | Commissioned 1923 Type War-class tanker Length 122 m | |
Builder Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland Fate Sold, 1947
Scrapped, 1950 | ||
RFA War Pathan (X84) was a War-class tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
The ship was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. at their Deptford Yard in Sunderland, and launched on 19 March 1919.
Originally managed by Andrew Weir Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. in 1923 it was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and served throughout World War II.
The ship was sold as a merchant vessel on 16 October 1947 to Bulk Storage Co. (P.Bauer), London and renamed Basing Bank, in 1948 to Basinghall Shipping Co., London, and was scrapped in 1950 at Antwerp.
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