RFA Birchol (1)
Off Northern Russia 1919
Official Number: 140325
Class: SECOND 1000 t CREOSOL CLASS Harbour Oiler
Pennant No: X07
Laid down:
Builder: Barclay Curle, Whiteinch
Launched: 16 June 1917
Into Service: 12 September 1917
Out of service: 29 November 1939
Fate: Stranded off the Hebrides, Scotland. No fatalites
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: On the outbreak of WW1, the Admiralty embarked on a further programme of tanker construction for the newly-formed RFA Service. Eventually there were eighteen ships in this Class, twelve of which were named after trees with the OL suffix, while the remainder had names connected with the oil industry also with the OL suffix. Four of the Class were diesel engined and were sold after the Armistice but the rest, being triple expansion steamers, had long and successful lives
16 June 1917 launched by Barclay Curle & Co Ltd., Whiteinch as Yard Nr: 547 named BIRCHOL (1)
28 June 1917 Engineer Lieutenant John Rushton RNR appoined as Chief Engineer Officer. He signed off on the 22 April 1918 to take a similar appointment on RFA CAROL.
21 July 1917 Lieutenant Wm Alfred Wooster RNR appointed in Command. He signed off on the 3 March 1919 to take command of RFA VISCOL
Lieutenant Wm Alfred Wooster RNR
15 December 1917 Donkeyman Edmund John Lobb logged as an absentee. He was arrested and sent to HMS Eagle. He had signed on on the 2 August 1917
Donkeyman Edmund John Lobb
7 April 1918 at Glasgow alongside HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH and received 200 tons of FFO from the Royal Naval Cruiser
HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH
8 April 1918 cast off from HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH
22 April 1918 Engineer Lieutenant Stanley Black RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. Demobilised 20 March 1919
9 July 1918 at Glasgow alongside HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH and received 245 tons of FFO from the Royal Naval Cruiser
10 July 1918 cast off from HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH
10 January 1919 arrived at Glasgow from Greenock in ballast
3 March 1919 Lieutenant John Weir RNR appointed in Command on transfer from RFA Viscol. On 30 April 1919 transferred to RFA Sprucol
17 March 1919 Engineer Lieutenant David J Rees RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer on transfer from RFA Viscol. On 12 May 1919 he was appointed to RFA Montenol
6 April 1919 sailed Alexander Dock, Hull
7 April 1919 Fireman Francis McFarlane MMR 904813 discharged dead – he died at Fazakerley Sanatorium. He is buried in Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery and remembered on a screen wall. He had signed on on the 9 May 1918
1 May 1919 Lieutenant John H T Lewis RNR appointed in Command. On 12 May 1919 transferred to RFA Larchol
Lieutenant John H T Lewis RNR
11 May 1919 Engineer Lieutenant Finlay Campbell RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer on transfer from RFA PERTHSHIRE
Engineer Lieutenant Finlay Campbell RNR
12 May 1919 Lieutenant William F Clay RNR appointed in Command
6 June 1919 sailed Invergordon with US submarine chasers no 95, 256 and 354 to Kirkwall (for additional fuel) and onto Northern Russia. The American Naval Officers reported they had many pleasant hours in the Saloon stressing ‘she was not a dry ship’
US submarine chasers no 95 (hull letters AS), 256 (hull letters AR) and 354 (hull letters BT) at Muirtown, Scotland while en route to Northern Russia
18 June 1919 arrived Archangel and anchored off
4 July 1919 Birchol dressed ship for US Independence Day much to the pleasure of the crews of the US ships which she was supporting in Northern Russia.
1 November 1919 Captain William F Clay RFA appointed as Master – Board of Trade agreement – previously been in command as Lieutenant RNR since 12 May 1919
Captain William F Clay RFA
2 December 1919 Able Seaman J McCaskill logged as deserted this day
28 March 1920 arrived at Granton from Thameshaven
31 March 1920 sailed Granton for Thameshaven
8 April 1920 arrived at Granton from Shellhaven
11 April 1920 sailed Granton for Sheerness
8 June 1920 sailed Granton for Thameshaven in ballast
13 June 1920 arrived at Granton from Thameshaven with a cargo of motor spirit
15 June 1920 sailed Granton for Thameshaven in ballast
23 October 1920 Mr George T Beed RFA appointed at Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer George T Beed RFA
17 February 1921 Captain Frederick J Sweeting RFA appointed as Master
1 June 1921 at Greenock alongside HMS BARHAM to refuel her
HMS BARHAM
7 June 1921 Chief Officer Eric Parker RFA appointed as Temporary Master
3 October 1921 Captain Roger F Shotton MID RFA appointed as Master
4 November 1921 arrived at Plymouth from the Clyde
28 June 1922 at Rathmullen, Co Donegal with HMS VANCOUVER then to Belfast to load fuel returning to Rathmullen
HMS VANCOUVER
3 October 1922 Captain Roger F Shotton RFA appointed as Master
6 December 1922 Mr William W Ridgeway RFA appointed as Acting Chief Engineer Officer
19 May 1923 berthed at King George Dock, Hull from Rouen with a cargo of creosote
23 May 1923 sailed King George Dock, Hull for Devonport in ballast
26 May 1923 arrived at Plymouth
13 March 1924 Captain A D Davis RFA appointed as Master
20 March 1924 took on charge a Dent Marine Chronometer No 58892 which had been purchased by the Admiralty in November 1919. Taken off charge on 28 January 1927 at Malta.
24 October 1924 Mr M N Carlisle RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
19 May 1925 2nd Engineer Officer Robert Fernie RFA discharged dead – he died at the Military Hospital, Milbank, London from an Aortic Aneurysm
10 November 1925 Mr P E G Ogden RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
29 December 1925 Captain John H Jones RFA appointed as Master
Captain John H Jones RFA
2 March 1926 Mr R Blacklock RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
6 April 1926 arrived at Grangemouth from Rosyth
1 August 1926 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
3 August 1926 at Portsmouth on Buoy 5
16 August 1926 at Portsmouth in dry dock No:12
17 August 1926 at Portsmouth in dry dock No:12
20 August 1926 at Portsmouth in dry dock No:12
2 September 1926 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA MARINER
16 September 1926 berthed in No: 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard together with RFA’s MARINER and PLUMLEAF (1)
16 October 1926 Captain William H Green RFA appointed as Master
13 December 1926 Chief Officer Thomas Banbury RFA appointed as Acting Master
11 March 1927 arrived at Grangemouth from Rosyth
2 April 1927 Mr Matthew Blair RFA appointed as Acting Chief Engineer Officer
2 February 1928 Captain Stanley G Kent RFA appointed as Master
19 March 1928 sailed Grangemouth for Port Edgar
20 March 1928 arrived at Granton from Thameshaven
27 March 1928 arrived Grangemouth from Port Edgar in ballast. Having loaded sailed the same day for Port Edgar
28 March 1928 arrived at Grangemouth from Port Edgar
30 March 1928 sailed Grangemouth for Port Edgar
2 April 1928 arrived Grangemouth from Port Edgar
30 April 1928 Captain J M Reid RFA appointed as Master
28 August 1928 Mr Frederick C Pavitt RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
24 September 1928 Captain Robert T Gallon RFA appointed as Master
17 December 1928 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
1 January 1929 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
2 January 1929 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
7 January 1929 berthed on the North Slip Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
11 January 1929 sailed from the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
14 January 1929 returned and berthed again on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
19 January 1929 moved from Gosport Oil Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour to No: 5 buoy also in Portsmouth Harbour
1 May 1929 sailed Grangemouth for Rosyth
7 May 1929 arrived at Grangemouth from Rosyth in ballast sailing the same day for Hull
8 May 1929 arrived at Hull in ballast
13 May 1929 arrived at Hull with a cargo of creosote
25 June 1929 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
2 July 1929 berthed on Fountain Lake Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
24 July 1929 anchored at Spithead
2 August 1929 made fast to No: 6 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA EBONOL (1)
8 August 1929 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
23 September 1929 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour returning to her berth the same day
23 November 1929 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
10 December 1929 made fast to No: 5 buoy, Portsmouth Harbour
14 December 1929 at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour on the Southern Trot
16 December 1929 at anchor in Portsmouth Harbour on the Southern Trot
31 December 1929 berthed on the Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA’s KIMMEROL and PRESTOL
17 January 1930 Mr Andrew R Parsons RFA appointed as Temporary Chief Engineer Officer
11 February 1930 alongside in No: 2 Basin, Portsmouth Harbour
18 February 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA KIMMEROL
24 February 1930 berthed on Gosport Oil Fuel Jetty, Portsmouth Harbour
22 March 1930 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
26 April 1930 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
2 May 1930 Mr J B Russell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
20 October 1930 arrived at Invergordon
13 November 1930 arrived at Plymouth
19 August 1931 Mr John A Mackintosh RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 November 1931 Captain Frederick S Browne RFA appointed as Master
30 May 1932 Captain Thomas C Robinson RFA appointed as Master
17 December 1932 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
19 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
22 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
23 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
24 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
29 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
30 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour and Mr A H Ireland RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
31 December 1932 made fast to No: 5 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour together with RFA ELMOL
2 January 1933 made fast to No: 3 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
3 January 1933 made fast to No: 3 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
4 January 1933 made fast to No: 3 buoy in Portsmouth Harbour
5 January 1933 berthed in No: 3 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA PETRONEL
6 January 1933 berthed in No: 3 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA PETRONEL
10 January 1933 berthed in No: 3 basin at Portsmouth Dockyard along with RFA PETRONEL
16 January 1933 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour to sea from No: 3 Basin
7 December 1933 Captain John B Hurst RFA appointed as Master
13 January 1934 Captain George W Calloway RFA (Lieutenant Commander RNR (Retd)) appointed as Master
14 March 1934 arrived at Sunderland from Sheerness in ballast and berthed on the East Quay in South Dock
18 March 1934 sailed from Sunderland for Sheerness
19 February 1935 Captain Walter C T Barnes RFA appointed as Master
21 February 1935 Mr Robert Pittendrigh RFA appointed as Acting Chief Engineer Officer
27 February 1935 Mr Arthur L Barr RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
30 March 1935 arrived at Sheerness
25 May 1935 Captain Donald R McCutchan RFA appointed as Master
28 June 1935 berthed at Sheerness
3 July 1935 Captain J Martin Smith DSC RFA (Lieut-Commander RNR (Rtd) appointed as Master
10 August 1935 arrived at Sunderland from Hull with a cargo of creosote
13 August 1935 berthed at Sheerness
16 September 1935 Captain William H Green RFA appointed as Master
Captain William H Green RFA
18 October 1935 arrived at Plymouth
16 December 1935 the Sunderland Daily Echo reported that –
16 January 1936 sailed Grangemouth for Rosyth with a cargo of fuel oil
18 January 1936 berthed at Grangemouth from Rosyth loaded cargo and sail to Rosyth the same day
22 January 1936 arrived at Grangemouth from Rosyth in ballast
23 January 1936 sailed Grangemouth to Killingholme with a cargo of fuel oil
12 June 1936 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west
10 July 1936 Captain Cyril F Cunningham RFA appointed as Master
19 Augsut 1936 Captain Benjamin Ellis RFA appointed as Master
24 August 1936 arrived River Tyne from Sheerness for Tyne Dock
11 October 1936 arrived Maasluis, Netherlands from Cardiff
25 December 1936 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east
31 December 1936 Mr Joseph J Humphreys RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
14 April 1937 sailed Immingham to Caen, France with a cargo of creosote
24 May 1937 Captain Sidney T Dunster RFA appointed as Master
4 June 1937 arrived River Tyne from Leith Docks
9 June 1937 arrived at Grangemouth from Rosyth in ballast
10 June 1937 sailed from Grangemouth for Bruge, Belgium with a cargo of creosote
3 July 1937 2nd Engineer Officer Thomas Eggleston RFA appointed as Temporary Chief Engineer Officer
13 September 1938 Mr Robert Pittendrigh RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 October 1937 Captain Ernest V Blyth RFA appointed as Master
30 December 1937 sailed from Sheerness
12 May 1938 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
13 May 1938 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
29 May 1938 berthed at Portsmouth Harbour
1 June 1938 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour returning to her berth the next day
11 June 1938 sailed from Portsmouth Harbour
29 July 1938 Mr Frederick E Langer RFA appointed as Temporary Chief Engineer Officer
19 September 1938 Mr John M Brown RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
21 September 1938 Chief Officer Robert D Almond RFA appointed as Acting Master
Chief Officer Robert D Almond RFA
2 February 1939 Captain W McEvor RFA (Lieutenant Commander RN (Rtd)) appointed as Master
3 February 1939 sailed from Sheerness
2 March 1939 the Shields Daily News newspaper reported …
24 March 1939 sailed the River Tyne for Rosyth
19 July 1939 entered Portland Harbour
28 July 1939 sailed Grangemouth to Rosyth
11 August 1939 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS MATABELE refuelling her with 90 tons of FFO
HMS MATABELE
26 August 1939 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS EFFINGHAM refuelling her
HMS EFFINGHAM
1 September 1939 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS EDINBURGH refuelling her with 260 tons FFO
6 September 1939 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS HOOD and HMS MATABELE refuelling them
7 September 1939 at Scapa Flow alongside HMS ROYAL OAK refuelling her, also went alongside HMS EDINBURGH refuelling her with 360 tons of FFO
15 September 1939 at 1635hrs at Loch Ewe alongside HMS HOOD refuelling her
12 October 1939 at 18:30hrs at Loch Ewe alongside HMS HOOD refuelling her
1 November 1939 at 0840hrs at Greenock alongside HMS HOOD refuelling her
28 November 1939 sailed the Clyde with RFA BROOMDALE for Loch Ewe escorted by HMS’s KINGFISHER and SHELLDRAKE
29 November 1939 grounded during fog on Uist, in the Hebrides at 57 05′ N 7 13′ 44″W. Tug Englishman sailed in an attempt to assist. Salvage was deemed impossible due to bad weather and she was declared a total loss. Source (in part) Admiralty War Diary of this day
24 August 1970 being offered for sale by tender
9 October 1970 the wreck was sold to Elliott & Co (Divers) Eriskay Sound, Helensborough, Scotland
26 February 1971 divers from HMS Heccla investigated the site by boat using visual and echo sounder means. No trace was found and it was assumed to have been dispersed
1971 the vessel was not visible on RAF aerial photography
19 August 1975 the wreck reported as broken up with remains scattered over a large area. There was evidence of recent salvage attempts
7 August 1984 her position was given as 57 06 00N, 007 13 45W. Only a few plates and a porthole were found at a depth of about 7 metres. Most of the wreck is thought to be in deeper water off Ru Melvick
6 March 1985 the site was dived upon in 1984. The bows of wreck lie close inshore in 3 metres of water and the stern is in 14 metres on a sandy bottom
RFA Birchol 2
lower image © IWM (FL 2067)
Official Number: 180873
Class: 1500t OL CLASS Harbour Tanker
Pennant No: A127
Laid down: 25 May 1945
Builder: Lobnitz, Renfrew
Launched: 19 February 1946
Into Service: 12 June 1946
Out of service: 1965
Fate: 1969 Broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: There were four ships in this Class, all Admiralty-designed as harbour oilers. A fifth vessel, the ex-German LISELOTTE ESSBERGER which had been captured at Trondheim in April 1945 and was taken as a War Prize, was handed over to the MoWT and was renamed EMPIRE TEGYIKA. In 1947 she was transferred to the Admiralty and was renamed THORNOL, but remained under commercial management and was never RFA-manned
19 February 1946 launched by Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew as Yard Nr: 1090 named BIRCHOL (2)
9 May 1946 Captain B Smith RFA appointed as Master
27 May 1946 Mr Albert P Cox RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Albert P Cox RFA
12 June 1946 completed
18 July 1947 Captain T G Hill RD RFA (Lieutenant Commander RNR) appointed as Master
1 January 1948 Mr Philip E Bassadona RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
13 May 1948 Captain William F Curlett RFA appointed as Master
1949 based at Hong Kong and spent many years there until relieved by RFA EDDYCREEK
27 August 1949 Mr C Treweeks RFA (Lieutenant Commander (E) RN (ret)) appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
7 September 1949 at Hong Kong alongside HMS AMETHYST to refuel her after her detention during the ‘Yangtze Incident’
7 October 1949 the Straits Times of Singapore reported –
6 April 1950 Captain William H G Hine RFA appointed as Master
25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953 took part of the Royal Navy Fleet Train deployed during the Korean War stationed as a harbour tanker at Hong Kong.
13 September 1950 Mr Robert A Higgie RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
Chief Engineer Officer Robert A Higgie RFA
19 January 1952 Captain R K McKenzie RFA appointed as Master
24 July 1952 Mr J M Lumsden RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
2 June 1952 Quartermaster Lee Ah Moy discharged dead having died at Kowloon Hospital from a brain haemorage following a fall
7 July 1953 berthed at Hong Kong
10 November 1953 at Hong Kong Sailor Kum Chow Yuk discharged dead as the result of an accident
18 November 1953 at Hong Kong with HMAS CULGOA berthed alongside being refuelled
19 March 1954 berthed at Hong Kong
11 May 1954 at Devonport
4 August 1954 Captain Frank P Hennin OBE RFA appointed as Master
13 September 1954 Captain Allistoun M Macquire-Samson RFA appointed as Master
26 September 1954 passed the Lloyds Signal Station at Dover sailing west bound
3 December 1954 Mr George H Came RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
26 August 1955 Mr C M Porter RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
15 November 1955 passed the Lloyds Signal Station at Dover sailing west bound
17 November 1955 Captain Iden W J Hall RFA appointed as Master
3 January 1956 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound
23 January 1956 Mr T B Willis RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
29 June 1956 Captain Robert D Almond RFA appointed as Temporary Master
Captain Robert D Almond RFA
8 August 1956 Captain B H Lawrence RFA appointed as Master
2 September 1956 at Plymouth Sound alongside HMS PUNCHER to refuel her
19 December 1956 Mr W Hynd RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
5 July 1957 Mr T B Willis RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
15 November 1957 Captain Alfred W Camamile DSC RFA appointed as Master
12 December 1957 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to No: 4 Basin N on HMS TERMAGANT for HMS DUNKIRK
13 December 1957 moved from No: 4 Basin N on HMS TERMAGANT to Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty
18 December 1957 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to Mill Bay Docks
10 February 1958 Captain H E Michael RFA appointed as Master
15 February 1958 moved from Plymouth Sound to on RFA WAR NAWAB
21 February 1958 Mr W Hynd RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 March 1948 moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty
6 March 1958 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to No: 5 wharf on HMS CUMBERLAND later returning to Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty and thence to Plymouth Sound
8 March 1958 moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty
18 March 1958 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to Plymouth Sound
20 March 1958 moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 5 wharf on HMS CUMBERLAND
2 April 1958 moved from No: 6 wharf on HMS VIGILANT to No: 9 wharf on RFA WAR NAWAB
24 April 1958 moved from No: 9 wharf to No: 5 Basin E on HMS GIRDLENESS
25 April 1959 Mr A Bloomer RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. Moved from No: 5 Basin E on HMS GIRDLENESS to No: 9 wharf on RFA WAR NAWAB
1 May 1958 moved from No: 9 wharf on RFA WAR NAWAB to Plymouth Sound
2 May 1958 moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 4 Buoy on RFA EDDYREEF
21 May 1959 at Plymouth alongside HMS CENTAUR refuelling her
28 August 1959 at Devonport moved from No: 9 Buoy on RFA ECHODALE to Mill Bay Docks
31 August 1959 at Devonport moved from Mill Bay Docks to No: 9 Buoy on RFA ECHODALE
14 September 1959 at Devonport moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to Plymouth Sound
22 September 1959 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to No: 5 Basin, Devonport Dockyard
25 September 1959 moved from No: 5 Basin, Devonport Dockyard to Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty
9 November 1959 movedf from No: 1 Dock, Devonport Dockyard to Slip Jetty
26 November 1959 moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to Plymouth Sound for compass adjustment
27 November 1959 moved from No: 1 Jetty, Devonport Dockyard on RFA FORT DUNVEGAN to Plymouth Sound on RFA WAVE KNIGHT (1)
16 December 1959 at Devonport moved from Yonderberry Oil Fuel jetty to Plymouth Sound
31 December 1959 moved from No: 1 Jetty, Devonport Dockyard on RFA EDDYNESS to No: 2 Jetty
5 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 2 jetty to No: 5 buoy and later to No: 1 jetty
6 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 1 jetty to No: 5 basin berthing on HMS BIRMINGHAM
7 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 5 basin to alongside RFA TIDEREACH on Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
15 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 1 jetty on RFA FORT CONSTANTINE to No: 5 wharf on HMS APOLLO and then to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDEREACH
16 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Plymouth Sound berthing on HMS ARK ROYAL returning to No: 9 wharf
17 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Plymouth Sound berthing on HMS ARK ROYAL returning to No: 9 wharf and No: 5 buoy
18 January 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Plymouth Sound berthing on HMS ARK ROYAL then to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDREACH
19 January 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound berthing on HMS ARK ROYAL
23 January 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound berthing on RFA SURF PATROL returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
25 January 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
2 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 8 wharf returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
3 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 8 wharf returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
15 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
21 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 7 wharf berthing on RFA AIRSPRITE
23 February 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 7 wharf to No: 9 wharf
24 February 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
26 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
27 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDEREACH
29 February 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
2 March 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 6 wharf on HMS ULSTER to Plymouth Sound
11 March 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
21 March 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 2 wharf on RFA AIRSPRITE
24 March 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf on HMS CAMPERDOWN to No: 2 wharf on RFA AIRSPRITE
29 March 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 2 wharf to No: 9 buoy
30 March 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
4 April 1960 moved from No: 9 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
6 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to No: 9 wharf
8 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to No: 9 buoy
13 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to No:4 buoy
14 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
19 April 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 buoy
26 April 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 buoy
27 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to Plymouth Sound
28 April 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Soundto No:4 buoy
30 April 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
6 May 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 buoy
13 May 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to Millbay Docks
23 May 1960 at Devonport moved from Millbay Docksto Plymouth Sound
28 May 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 7 wharf on HMS PROTECTOR
8 June 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to No: 6 wharf on HMS CARRON and then to No: 9 wharf of RFA EDDYNESS
10 June 1960 at Devonport moved from No:9 wharf to Plymouth Sound
13 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound toNo: 4 wharf
15 June 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
19 June 1960 at Devonport while berthed on No: 4 wharf RFA ADVICE berthed alongside
20 June 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
21 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Turnchapel
22 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchapel
23 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchape
24 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchapel
25 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchapel
26 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchapel
27 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and returmed to Turnchapel
29 June 1960 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and Captain Alfred M Uglow RFA appointed as Master until 13 December 1960
1 July 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
4 July 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No: 5 wharf alongside HMS CARRON
5 July 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf to No: 1 wharf alongside HMS CHAPLET
6 July 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 1 wharf to No: 8 wharf
15 July 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
18 July 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 1 wharfalongside HMS CHAPLET
22 July 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 wharf alongside RFA EDDYNESS
26 July 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Plymouth Sound
2 August 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No: 2 wharf outboard HMS MURRAY returning later to No: 4 wharf
4 August 1960 Mr H F Latto RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. At Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf alongside HMS PELLOW to No: 8 wharf
5 August 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to No: 7 wharf outboard of HMS DARING moving later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
23 September 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Plymouth Sound on HMS APOLLO returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and then to No: 4 wharf
30 September 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 wharf
7 October 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 1 wharf on HMS VENUS returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
12 October 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
14 October 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
19 October 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf on HMS GAMBIA to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDEREACH
20 October 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDEREACHto Plymouth Sound alongside RFA OLNA (2) returning later to No: 9 buoy and then even later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
31 October 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 5 wharf alongside HMS TIGER
1 November 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf alongside HMS TIGER to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
9 November 1960 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 8 wharf
14 November 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to Plymouth Sound
17 November 1960 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Millbay Docks
28 November 1960 at Devonport moved from Milbay Docks to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
12 December 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No: 9 buoy
13 December 1960 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to No: 4 wharf
12 January 1961 Captain R J Lockwood RFA appointed as Master. At Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Plymouth Sound
14 January 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to alongside RFA TIDEREACH on No: 9 buoy
16 January 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 9 buoy to No: 4 wharf
21 January 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Plymouth Sound
20 February 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
22 February 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 wharf
27 February 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 10 wharf toTurnchapel
28 February 1961 at Devonport moved from TurnchapeltoNo: 6 buoy
2 March 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Plymouth Sound
3 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 2 buoy
8 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
13 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 wharf on HMS LION
14 March 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE BARON
15 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE BARON to No: 6 buoy and later to No: 5 basin on HMS TIGER
16 March 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 5 basin to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
21 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
24 March 1961at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
25 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDESURGE (1)
26 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Gravesend Mooring also on RFA TIDESURGE (1)
27 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Gravesend Mooring on RFA TIDESURGE (1) to Plymouth Sound
28 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA BLUE RANGER
30 March 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 1 wharf on HMS CHAPLET
5 April 1961 at Devonport at No: 9 wharf on RFA BLUE RANGER to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
6 April 1961at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound on RFA WAVE RULER the moved to No: 9 wharf on RFA BLUE RANGER
7 April 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf on RFA BLUE RANGER to No: 6 buoy then returning to No: 9 wharf on RFA BLUE RANGER
10 April 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 2 buoy
13 April 1961 at Devonport on Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA SURF PATROL reberthed again on RFA SURF PATROL
17 April 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA SURF PATROL to No: 5 Basin on HMS BERMUDA returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA SURF PATROL
20 April 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 2 buoy
22 April 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 2 buoy to No: 1 wharf on HMS DUNKIRK returning later to No: 2 buoy
28 April 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 2 buoy to No: 1jetty on HMS DECOY returning later to No: 2 buoy
2 May 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 2 buoy toYonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty returning later to No: 2 buoy
5 May 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
6 May 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
8 May 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No:2 buoy
10 May 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 2 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA BLUE RANGER
11 May 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 5 wharf on HMS TIGER before returning to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA BLUE RANGER
25 May 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty toNo: 6 buoy
30 May 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
6 June 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
8 June 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
9 June 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 buoy
10 June 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to No: 5 wharf on HMS WIZARD
12 June 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf on HMS WIZARD to No: 4 buoy
13 June 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
16 June 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 1 wharf on HMS VIRAGO to No: 4 buoy
21 June 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA TIDEFLOW to Turnchapel
4 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 5 basin on HMS TARTAR
6 July 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 5 basin on HMS TARTAR to No: 4 buoy
11 July 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
14 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 buoy
17 July 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 buoy to No: 1 wharf on HMS ULYSSESS returning later to No: 4 basin
18 July 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 4 basin to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
19 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
26 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
27 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
29 July 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 6 wharf on HMS SCORPION
30 July 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 wharf on HMS SCORPION to Plymouth Sound on RFA APPLELEAF (2) returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
2 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Gravesend Mooring on RFA TIDEFLOW then later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
4 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 buoy returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
8 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 9 wharf on HMS JEWEL returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
10 August 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf on HMS JEWEL moving later to No: 6 buoy
11 August 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Plymouth Sound
12 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE CHIEF
14 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE CHIEF to No: 6 buoy
16 August 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy toYonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
18 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Millbay Docks
23 August 1961 at Devonport moved from Millbay Docks to No: 7 wharf on HMS VENUS
3 September 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
12 October 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 7 wharf on HMS CAMPERDOWN and then moved to No: 6 buoy
16 October 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 6 buoy
17 October 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and then moved to Plymouth Sound
19 October 1961 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty returning later to Plymouth Sound
20 October 1961 at Devonport at Plymouth Sound moved to alongside HMS FORTH the later moved to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
23 October 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound on RFA TIDESURGE (1) then later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
24 October 1961at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
30 October 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty then to No: 1 jettyto Plymouth Sound returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
8 November 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE KNIGHT (1) to alongside RFA WAVE PRINCE on Gravesend mooring
10 November 1961 at Devonport moved from alongside RFA WAVE PRINCE on Gravesend mooring to Plymouth Sound later moving back to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA WAVE KNIGHT (1)
16 November 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 6 buoy
23 November 1961at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to No: 1 jetty
27 November 1961 at Devonport moved fromNo: 1 jetty to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
28 November 1961 Captain A S McWilliam RFA appointed as Master
Captain A S McWilliam RFA
1 December 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 1 jetty
14 December 1961 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Plymouth Sound
18 December 1961 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 6 buoy
9 January 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
11 January 1962 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to No: 1 jetty on RFA FORT CONSTANTINE
15 January 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 1 jetty to Plymouth Sound
14 February 1962 at Devonport at Plymouth Sound moved to No: 6 buoy
15 February 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Plymouth Sound21 February 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA BROWN RANGER to Plymouth Sound on RFA BRAMBLELEAF (2) returning to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
16 February 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 6 buoy on RFA BROWN RANGER
26 February 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy toYonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
2 March 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
9 March 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Plymouth Sound and then to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
12 March 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound and then to No: 6 buoy
15 March 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
16 March 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 6 buoy to No: 8 wharf
19 March 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to Turnchapel
23 March 1962 at Devonport moved from Turnchapel to No: 1 jetty then later to 10 wharf
6 April 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 10 wharf to No: 5 wharf on HMS YARMOUTH
8 April 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf on HMS YARMOUTH to alongside HMS CAMPERDOWN
11 April 1962 at Devonport moved to Plymouth Sound
16 April 1962 at Devonport moved to No: 1 jetty alongside HMS ULSTER then later moved to No: 9 wharf
19 April 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to No: 6 buoy
27 April 1962 at Devonport at Plymouth Sound moved to No:9 wharf
29 April 1962 at Devonport on No: 9 wharf with RFA SAMSONIA and RFA WaRDEN both berthed outboard
2 May 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
5 May 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Plymouth Sound
21 May 1962 in the River Medway berthing on PHILOL
24 May 1962 at Devonport at Plymouth Sound moved to No:4 wharf
28 May 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf toYonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
29 May 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 4 wharf
5 June 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty returning later to No: 4 wharf
15 June 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No:5 wharf on HMS WIZARD then to No:7 wharf on HMS VIGILANT returning later to No:4 wharf
22 June 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No:1 wharf on HMS LOCH INSH
29 June 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No:1 wharf on HMS VIRAGO
3 July 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 wharf to No:6 wharf on HMS NARVIK later moving to Yonderbury OIl Fuel Jetty
4 July 1962 Captain W H G Hine RFA appointed as Master
13 July 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 5 basin on HMS MATAPAN to No: 3 basin on HMS OWEN
16 July 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 3 basin on HMS OWEN to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
18 July 1962 at Devonport on Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty moved to No: 4 basin on HMS URSA returning later to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and then to No: 1 jetty
20 July 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 1 jetty to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty on RFA OLNA (2) and then later to Millbay Docks
25 July 1962 at Devonport moved from Millbay Docks to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty and then to Plymouth Sound
1 August 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 7 wharf alongside HMS WIZARD returning to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
2 August 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to Turnchappel returning to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
8 August 1962 at Devonport moved from Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty to No: 3 basin alongside HMS DALRYMPLE
9 August 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 3 basin to No: 8 wharf
10 August 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf to Plymouth Sound
13 August 1962 Mr J H Mills RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
27 August 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 1 jetty to Plymouth Sound
28 August 1962 at Devonport moved from Plymouth Sound to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty
3 September 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 5 wharf alongside HMS YARMOUTH to No: 4 basin alongside HMS VENUS
4 September 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 4 basin alongside HMS VENUS to No:5 basin alongside HMS VIGILANT
13 September 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 9 wharf to Yonderbury Oil Fuel Jetty 17 December 1962
17 December 1962 at Devonport moved from No: 8 wharf alongside HMS IZARD to No: 5 harf alongside HMS BULWARK
15 August 1963 Captain Phadraig Colfer RFA appointed as Master
28 November 1963 Mr B W Edwards RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
30 January 1964 Mr A Bloomer RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
4 August 1964 Captain D P Kindersly RFA appointed as Master
1965 laid up at Devonport
12 July 1969 placed on the Disposal List along with her sisters RFA‘s OAKOL(2) and TEAKOL(2) and all three being advertised for sale in the Times of this date ‘as lying’ at HM Dockyard, Devonport
15 September 1969 sailed Devonport in tow for Belgian breakers
18 September 1969 arrived at Antwerp for breaking up by Jos de Smedt