RFA War Pathan

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA War Pathan
BuilderSir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Launched19 March 1919
Commissioned1923
Decommissioned16 October 1947
Fate
  • Sold, 1947
  • Scrapped, 1950
General characteristics
TypeWar-class tanker
Displacement5,581 long tons (5,671 t)
Length400 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.

References

  1. ^ "War Class". rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "RFA War Pathan". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.