RFA Dewdale (A129)

History
United Kingdom
Name	MV Edenfield
Launched	5 March 1965
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Dewdale
Operator	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Acquired	July 1967
Decommissioned	1977
Fate	Returned to owners 1977; Broken up 6 August 1982;
General characteristics
Tonnage	35,642 GRT, 24,504 NRT, 63,588 DWT
Displacement	67,000 long tons
Length	747 feet (228 m) PP; 774.5 feet (236.1 m) LOA;
Beam	107.8 feet (32.9 m)
Draught	41.5 feet (12.6 m)
Installed power	17,000 brake horsepower (13,000 kW)
Propulsion	B&W 9 cylinder diesels driving one shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	51
Notes

RFA Dewdale (A129) was a mobile bulk tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

References

↑ Moore, John, ed. (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 362. ISBN 0354005065.

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