RFA Ennerdale (A213)
| United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Name | RFA Ennerdale |
| Operator | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Builder | Kieler Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel |
| Yard number | 1132 |
| Launched | 30 August 1963 (as Naess Scotsman) |
| Acquired | July 1967 |
| In service | February 1968 |
| Out of service | June 1970 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked and sunk 1 June 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Dale-class mobile bulk tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 62,000 long tons |
| Length | 710 ft 0 in (216.41 m) |
| Beam | 98 ft 7 in (30.05 m) |
| Draught | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Depth | 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m) |
| Installed power | 16,800 brake horsepower (12,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Complement | 51 |
| Notes | |
RFA Ennerdale (A213) was a Dale-class Mobile Bulk Tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. She was on a long-term charter from 1967 to support the Royal Navy east of Suez. Ennerdale had no replenishment at sea (RAS) equipment and was later classed as a Mobile Reserve Tanker.