| RFA Bishopdale (A128) | |
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| 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. |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 44 |
RFA Bishopdale (A128) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
She was decommissioned on 8 October 1959 and was laid up at Devonport Dockyard.
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