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RFA Bishopdale (A128)
Career (UK)
Name:
RFA Bishopdale
Ordered:
1936
Builder:
Lithgows
Launched:
31 March 1937
Commissioned:
6 June 1937
Decommissioned:
8 October 1959
Fate:
Arrived at Bilbao for scrapping on 17 February 1970
General characteristics
Class & type:
Dale-class fleet tanker
Displacement:
17,357 tons full load
Length:
481 ft 6 in (146.76 m)
Beam:
61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught:
27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Propulsion:
Burmeister & Wain 6-cylinder diesels with a single shaft. 490 nhp.