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1923 War-class tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary
History
United Kingdom
Name RFA War Pathan
Builder Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd,
Sunderland
Launched 19 March 1919
Commissioned 1923
Decommissioned 16 October 1947
Fate
Sold, 1947
Scrapped, 1950
General characteristics
Type War-class
tanker
Displacement 5,581
long tons (5,671 t)
Length 400 ft (120 m)
RFA War Pathan (X84) was a War-class
tanker of the British
Royal Fleet Auxiliary .
[1]
The ship was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. at their Deptford Yard in
Sunderland , and launched on 19 March 1919.
[2]
Originally managed by
Andrew Weir Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. in 1923 it was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and served throughout World War II.
[2]
The ship was sold as a merchant vessel on 16 October 1947 to
Bulk Storage Co. (P.Bauer), London and renamed Basing Bank ,
[2] in 1948 to
Basinghall Shipping Co. , London, and was scrapped in 1950 at Antwerp.
Ships built by US shipyards Ships built by British shipyards Ships built by other shipyards Unbuilt ships
War Baluchi 1
War Bamboo 2
War Bantam 1
War Beaver (II)3
War Bengali 1
War Boyne 1
War Briar (II) 2
War Bustard 1 or 2
War Coquet 1
War Daisy (II)1
War Deodar 1
War Digby 1
War Dolphin 1
War Dragon (II)1
War Eland 1
War Elm 1
War Freedom 1
War Fowey 1
War Furze 1
War Geum 1
War Glamour 2
War Grampus 2
War Grouse 2
War Gunner 2
War Honour (II)1
War Medina 1
War Medlar 1
War Oak (II)1
War Pagoda 1
War Pink 1
War Pollux 1
War Recruit 1
War Sapper 1
War Serpent (II)1
War Veteran 1
War Wave (II)1
War Willow 1
War Wonder (II)1
War Wren (II)1
War Wryneck 1
War Yew 1
War Zinnia 1
1 = Cancelled. 2 = Probably completed under a different name. 3 = Not completed