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

History
United Kingdom
NameMV Edenfield
Launched5 March 1965
United Kingdom
NameRFA Dewdale
OperatorRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
AcquiredJuly 1967
Decommissioned1977
Fate
  • Returned to owners 1977
  • Broken up 6 August 1982
General characteristics
Tonnage35,642 GRT, 24,504 NRT, 63,588 DWT
Displacement67,000 long tons
Length
  • 747 feet (228 m) PP
  • 774.5 feet (236.1 m) LOA
Beam107.8 feet (32.9 m)
Draught41.5 feet (12.6 m)
Installed power17,000 brake horsepower (13,000 kW)
PropulsionB&W 9 cylinder diesels driving one shaft
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement51
Notes[1]

References edit

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