RFA Teakol (A167)
Appearance
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RFA Teakol |
Builder | Lobnitz & Co Ltd |
Laid down | 27 May 1945 |
Launched | 14 November 1946 |
In service | 14 January 1947 |
Out of service | 1969 |
Identification | Pennant number: X294 / A167 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1969 |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ol-class coastal tanker |
Displacement | 2,670 long tons (2,713 t) |
Length | 218 ft (66 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Installed power | 1,140 indicated horsepower (850 kilowatts) |
Propulsion | 1 x enclosed, single screw, steam reciprocating engine (252 rpm) |
Speed | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
Complement | 26 |
Notes | [2] |
RFA Teakol (A167) was an Ol-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. She was built by the Lobnitz & Co Ltd shipbuilding company and launched on 14 November 1946. She served until being decommissioned in February 1965 and was scrapped at Antwerp from September 1969 onwards.
References
[edit]- ^ "RFA Teakol - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Later 'Ol' Class Coastal Tankers". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2024.