01-Aug

On this day in 1947 RFA Scotol was sold out of service

02-Aug

On this day in 1936 RFA Fortol was placed in reserve at Devonport

03-Aug

On this day in 1957 RFA Somersby was purchased by the Admiralty

04-Aug

On this day in 1916 RFA Plumleaf (1) was launched at Wallsend as RFA Trinol

05-Aug

On this day in 1942 RFA Bishopdale was mined in an Allied Mine Field off Noumea, New Caledonia

06-Aug

On this day in 2002 RFA Sir Geriant arrived at Marchwood to destore prior to disposal

07-Aug

On this day in 2003 RFA Sea Crusader was returned to commercial owners

08-Aug

On this day in 1989 RFA Fort Austin provided humanitarian assistance to Bermuda in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean

09-Aug

On this day in 1965 RFA Engadine was laid down at Leith, Scotland

10-Aug

On this day in 1946 RFA Spalake was launched at Bristol

11-Aug

On this day in 1957 RFA Somersby entered RFA service at North Shields

12-Aug

On this day in 1959 RFA Arndale was laid up at Rosyth

13-Aug

On this day in 1945 RFA Spapool was launched at Bristol

14-Aug

On this day in 1959 RFA’s Wave Governor and Wave Premier were offered for sale in the Times newspaper lying ‘as is’ at Rosyth

15-Aug

On this day in 1947 RFA Ebonol (1) was sold out of service to commercial interests

16-Aug

On this day in 1916 RFA Creosol was completed at Sunderland

17-Aug

On this day in 1917 RFA Teakol (1) was launched at Sunderland

18-Aug

On this day in 1940 RFA Celerol was attacked by German aircraft off Portland

19-Aug

On this day in 1958 RFA Wave Conqueror was advertised for sale in the Times newspaper

20-Aug

On this day in 1942 RFA Denbydale was badly damaged by human torpedoes at Gibraltar

21-Aug

On this day in 1946 RFA Cedarol entered RFA service

22-Aug

On this day in 1944 RFA Freshtarn was launched at Lytham

23-Aug

On this day in 1974 RFA Black Rover entered RFA service

24-Aug

On this day in 1918 RFA Delphinula was torpedoed and damaged in the Cerigo Strait, Greece

25-Aug

On this day in 1938 RFA Robert Middleton entered RFA service at Grangemouth

26-Aug

On this day in 1919 RFA Boxleaf was sold to commercial interests

27-Aug

On this day in 1963 RFA Oleander (4) was laid down at Wallsend on Tyne

28-Aug

On this day in 1944 RFA Broomdale was accidentally torpedoed by a British submarine in Trincomalee Harbour, Ceylon. One member of the crew was killed

29-Aug

On this day in 1946 RFA Olna (2) ran aground in the Abadan River

30-Aug

On this day in 1973 RFA Black Rover was launched at Wallsend

31-Aug

On this day in 1917 RFA Fortol entered RFA service at Dunbarton