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| Commissioned:1939 |
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| Decommissioned:1950 |
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| Fate: |
Scrapped in 1955 |
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10,847 gross tons |
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594 ft |
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72.5 ft |
| Draught: |
14.5 ft |
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Steam |
| Speed: |
21 knots |
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RFA Northmark was a captured German fast oiler and supply ship which saw service in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary after World War II. Northmark was commissioned in 1945, but only lasted until 1947 in RFA service until 1947. The ship then saw service in the Royal Navy as HMS Bulawayo from 1947 before being placed in reserve in 1950. Bulawayo was scrapped at Dalmuir, arriving there on 4 October 1955. Northmark was originally the German fast fleet oiler/supply vessel, ex Nordmark, ex Westerwald.
