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Name | Dale class |
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Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
Preceded by | Leaf class |
Succeeded by | Rover class |
In service | 1967–1977 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Mobile reserve tanker |
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Propulsion | Burmeister and Wain Diesels |
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The Dale class consisted of three tankers chartered for service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. In 1967. They served for a number of years supporting Royal Navy and allied fleet operations, during which one, Ennerdale, was lost. The remaining two were returned to their original owners in the mid-1970s.