RFA Arndale (A133)

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Career RFA Ensign
Ordered: 1936
Laid down: January 1937
Launched: 5 August 1937
Commissioned: 28 September 1937
Decommissioned: 12 August 1959. Laid up at Rosyth.
Fate: Arrived Willebroek, Belgium for demolition on 12 April 1960
Struck: 1959
General characteristics
Displacement: 17210 tons full load
Length: 481'07"
Beam: 61'11"
Draught: 27'06"
Propulsion: 1 x 4 cyl Doxford diesel. 687 nhp. Single screw.
Speed: 11.5 knots
Range:
Complement: 44
Armament:
Aircraft: Nil
Motto:

RFA Arndale (A133) was a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was originally 1 of 6 ships ordered by the British Tanker Co which were purchased on the stocks by the Admiralty.