RFA Dewdale (A129)

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

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
United Kingdom
General characteristics
Tonnage:
  • 21,542 long tons (21,888 t) (net)
  • 35,805 long tons (36,380 t) (gross)
  • 63,588 long tons (64,608 t) (deadweight)
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: [1]

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