RFA Aldersdale
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RFA Aldersdale (X 34) was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary Oiler (ship)|oiler]] lost during convoy PQ17 in 1942 and was originally one of 6 ships ordered by the British Tanker Co which were purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty..
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|- |Ordered: |1936 |- |Laid down |September 1936 |- |Launched |07 July 1937 |- |Commissioned |17 September 1937 |- |Fate: |Damaged by bombing from 3 Junkers aircraft after Convoy PQ 17 had been ordered to scatter on 05 July 1942 and was abandoned. The drifting wreck was torpedoed and sunk by U-457 on 07 July 1942. |- |Displacement: |17231 tons full load |- |Length: |482'06" |- |Beam: |61'10" |- |Draught: |27'06.5" |- |Propulsion: |1 x 4 cyl Doxford diesel.687 nhp.Single screw. |- |Speed: |11.5 knots |- |Complement: |44
