RFA Teakol

 

RFA Teakol (1)

RFA Teakol 2

 

Subsequent name:                       San Dario  

Official Number:                           142290                                               

Class:                                          SECOND 1000t CREOSOL CLASS Harbour Oiler

Pennant No:                                 X70

Laid down:

Builder:                                        Short Brothers, Pallion

Launched:                                    17 August 1917     
Into Service:                                 January 1918      
Out of service:                              1920
Fate:                                             Broken up

 

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

 

29 July 1917 Engineer Lieutenant C Newton RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. He was demobilised 29 July 1919

17 August 1917 launched by Short Bros & Co Ltd, Sunderland as Yard Nr: 412 named TEAKOL (1)

1 December 1917 Lieutenant Sidney J Twyman RNR appointed in command. He remained in command until 1 March 1918 he was then appointed to RFA PETRELLA on 18 March 1918

 

Teakol Uniform sailor

Crew member of RFA Teakol (1)

 

31 January 1918 Donkeyman Bertie John Nugent Ketteringham MMR 92723 discharged to Chatham Hospital. He had signed on on 1 January 1918. He died in the Seaman’s Hospital, Greenwich on 3 July 1918 of pneumonia and is buried in the Greenwich Royal Naval Cemetery in Plot C, Row M, Grave 51

 

Kettteringham

 Courtesy and © of The War Graves Photographic Project

 

7 February 1918 Able Seaman Edward Hepburn logged as deserting from the ship. He had signed on the ship on 1 January 1918

1 March 1918 Lieutenant Frederick F Hazell RNR appointed in Command – he was demobilized on 25 September 1919

 

 HAZELL FREDERICK

Lieutenant Frederick F Hazell RNR

 

24 July 1918  Second Officer John Collins RFA appeared before a Court Martial charged with (a) being found drunk on board and (b) did use threatening language to his superior officer. The accused pleaded Guilty to both offences and he was sentenced to be severely reprimanded and to be dismissed his ship

13 August 1918 the Police Gazette of this day listed among those who were wanted for Deserting or being Absentees from H M Services – Able Seaman J E Buller MMR and Greaser F Thorn MMR both of this ship

7 January 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS TORCH refuelling her with 7 tons of FFO

 

HMS Torch

HMS TORCH

 

5 May 1919 Engineer Lieutenant David  E Morgan RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

 

CEO David E Morgan

Engineer Lieutenant David E Morgan RNR

 

14 March 1919 Sub-Lieutenant Frederick Thomson Douglas RNR, aged 40, discharged dead. He was killed when he fell while attempting to board a moving train at Platform 2, Queens Street Railway Station, Glasgow when returning to his ship which was berthed at Burntisland, Fife. Seven carriages past over him before the train could be stopped. He had signed on on 18 December 1917. He was buried at East Kilbride Cemetery, Lanarkshire in grave H 521

 Death Certificate Douglas Teakol

 

DouglasFT_TEakol

 

14 April 1919 Greaser Francis McConville and Greaser George W Hodgson MMR 881803 (also known as Hunter) both logged as deserting from the ship. McConville had signed on the ship on the 25 July 1918 and Hodgson had signed on the ship on the 18 December 1918 having previously served on RFA’s KURUMBA and SLAVOL

 

Trimmer Hunter

Greaser George W Hodgson MMR 881803

 

5 June 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS CASTOR refuelling her

 

HMS CASTOR

HMS CASTOR

 

18 June 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS VINDICTIVE refuelling her with 37 tons FFO

 

Vindictive

HMS VINDICTIVE

 

23 June 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS VINDICTIVE refuelling her with 55 tons FFO

8 July 1919 at Rosyth alongside HMS CASTOR refuelling her

August 1919 Engineer Lieutenant George McA Brown RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

15 August 1919 Greaser Robert McMorran logged as deserting. He had signed on on 19 May 1919

25 September 1919 Chief Officer Rutherford Dodds RFA promoted to Captain and took command. He remain in command until 4 March 1920. He had signed on originally on the 11 June 1919

 

Captain R DODDS

Captain Rutherford Dodds RFA

 

14 November 1919 Engineer Lieutenant John W Mould RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

17 November 1919 at Rosyth with HMS CASTOR alongside refuelling her with 120 tons of FFO

29 January 1920 sold to Shell Tankers (Eagle Oil) renamed “San Dario” and ceased to be an RFA

1 April 1922 berthed in the Solent

November 1922 re-engined with 2 x T. 3 cyl 9½” 15½” & 26” x 18” by Ailsa Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Troon. 85 nhp. Speed 7 knots. Twin screws

11 April 1923 sailed Southampton

16 April 1923 sailed Granton for Thameshaven

9 August 1923 arrived at Plymouth from London

7 July 1924 arrived at Plymouth

25 July 1924 sailed Plymouth

7 November 1924 Captain Harry Young Third discharged dead at Woolwich – natural causes – heart failure. Captain H Y Third had served as Master on a number of RFA’s during and just after World War 1

5 May 1925 arrived at Aberdeen from Thameshaven

19 June 1925 arrived at the River Tyne berthing on the Jarrow Oil Jetty

22 June 1925 arrived at Aberdeen from Jarrow on Tyne

28 August 1925 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west bound

17 November 1925 the Scotsman newspaper reported –

 

Teakol San Dario Oil The Scotsman 17 11 1925

 

12 December 1925 sailed the River Tyne for London

3 June 1926 berthed at Hull from Shellhaven with a cargo of motor spirit

24 August 1926 berthed at Aberdeen from Hull with a cargo of motor spirit

7 November 1926 berthed at Aberdeen from Rosyth

10 November 1926 berthed at Granton

29 November 1926 sailed Granton to Rosyth

7 December 1926 arrived at Aberdeen from Rosyth

4 March 1927 berthed at Granton from Thameshaven

28 July 1927 arrived at Jarrow, River Tyne from Hull

26 August 1927 the Essex Chronicle reported –

 

Grays Mag Court Press report 1927

 

4 April 1928 sailed Aberdeen

1 May 1928 berthed at Granton from Aberdeen

3 May 1928 sailed from Granton for Kilpatrick

4 October 1928 arrived at Granton from Thameshaven

14 February 1929 sailed Hull for Jarrow in ballast

30 April 1929 berthed at Hull from London with a cargo of fuel oil

18 May 1929 arrived at Granton from Thameshaven

3 November 1929 sailed from Granton for Jarrow

1930 owners restyled as Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London

11 February 1930 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing west

18 March 1930 in collision with motor steamer Adlington Court while berthing at Jarrow. Both vessels suffered damage

22 April 1931 sailed Hull for London with a cargo of creosote

15 September 1932 arrived at Avonmouth to load cargo

10 November 1935 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east

17 December 1935 sailed Avonmouth Docks for Belfast

9 March 1936 berthed at Avonmouth Docks for bunkers

20 November 1936 while weatherbound at anchor at Milford Haven and in ballast was hit by a trawler ‘Thomas Deas’ and was holed in no: 5 tank, port side

2 February 1937 at Avonmouth Docks arrived from Swansea

23 May 1939 passed the Lloyds Signal Station on the Lizard sailing east

Spent most of her World War 2 service on ‘inland’ water work from Liverpool on the Manchester ship canal with very occasional voyages to Avonmouth, Holyhead, Stornoway, Milford Haven, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Kyle of Loch Alsh and Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde

4 April 1940 in refit at Liverpool

6 February 1941 in refit at Liverpool

13 April 1941 as San Dario sailed the Clyde in convoy WN114 to Methil arriving on 16 April 1941

30 March 1945 in collision with the BI ship Chupra in the Irish Sea

8 October 1947 the Liverpool Echo reported …

 

8 10 47 Liverpool Echo San Dario Teakol1

 

20 January 1950 berthed at Avonmouth from Heysham

30 January 1950 berthed at Avonmouth from Heysham

2 February 1950 arrived at Heysham from Avonmouth

30 September 1957 broken up at Grays, Essex by T.W. Ward Ltd

 

Notes:

 

She had to be re-engined as Lloyds refused to classify the Swedish machinery and ultimately the Admiralty refunded £54,000 to the Eagle Oil Transport Co Ltd, who nonetheless retained the ship!

 

 

RFA Teakol (2)

RFA Teakol
 
 

 

Official Number                       181547                                                                          

Class:                                      1500t  OL CLASS Harbour Tanker

Pennant No:                            X 294 / A167

Laid down:                               27 May 1946

Builder:                                    Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew

Launched:                               14 November 1946
Into Service:                            14 January 1947

Base Port:                                Devonport (1952)
Out of service:                         1969
Fate:                                        Broken up

 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

 

Background Data:   There were 4 ships in this Class, all Admiralty-designed as harbour oilers. A fifth vessel, the ex-German LISELOTTE ESSBERGERwhich 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

 

27 September 1944 ordered

27 May 1946 laid down

14 November 1946 launched by Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew as Yard Nr: 1093 named TEAKOL

9 December 1946 Captain Donovan J S Newton MID RFA appointed as Master

14 January 1947 completed

26 April 1947 sailed from Rosyth to the Hawthorne Leslie ship yard, River Tyne sailing the same day for Rosyth

20 July 1947 Mr F Johnstone RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

3 November 1947 Captain Arthur E Craze RFA appointed as Master

 

A_E_Craze

Captain Arthur E Craze RFA
courtesy Graham Henshaw

 

7 June 1948 Captain John Mc Angus RFA appointed as Master

 

Capt John Mc Angus

Captain John Mc Angus RFA

 

15 August 1948 at Sheerness Able Seaman Wilfred Taylor discharged dead – missing presumed drowned

 

15 8 1948 Teakol2 Death Certificate

 

24 August 1948 the Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencia newspaper reported …

 

24.8.48 Yorkshire Post Teakol2

 

26 August 1948 Able Seaman Wilfred Taylor buried in Halfway Cemetery, Sheerness, Kent

20 September 1948 at Portland alongside HMS JUTLAND refuelling her

29 October 1948 Mr E A H Chantler RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

21 November 1948 passed Lloyds Signal Station, Lizard sailing east bound

19 May 1949 passed the Lloyds SIgnal Station on Flamborough Head sailing north bound

13 June 1949 berthed at Dundee from Rosyth to load cargo

17 June 1949 sailed Dundee for Rosyth

1 March 1950 arrived the River Tyne from Plymouth

3 March 1950 sailed the River Tyne for Plymouth

10 March 1950 Mr Arthur L Barr RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

 

Arthur_L_Barr

Chief Engineer Officer Arthur L Barr RFA

 

23 September 1950 moored alongside the oil hulk Valiant at Wilcove when the 3rd Engineer Officer saw a man removing lead pipe from the Valiant. Subsequently two men, one the watchmen from the Valiant, appeared at Torpoint Magistrates’ Court charged with larceny and malicious damage. They pleaded Guilty. One man, a recidivist, was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and the other was fined £10

16 October 1950 Captain James H Chant RFA appointed as Master

17 November 1950 Mr J B Russell OBE RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

13 December 1950 Captain William F Curlett RFA appointed as Master

12 January 1951 passed St Catherines Point sailing east bound

24 August 1951 Mr William H Macfarlane RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

12 September 1951 Captain H R Davies RFA appointed as Master

24 October 1951 Mr Wallace G Downing RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

20 February 1952 & 21 February 1952 at Chatham Dockyard alongside HMS PLYM refuelling her – 97 tons

12 March 1952 at Chatham alongside HMS PLYM refuelling her – approximately 500 tons supplied

17 March 1952 arrived at Chatham Dockyard berthing on HMS LOCH ALVIE

13 May 1952 arrived at the River Tyne from Rosyth

21 June 1952 sailed Portsmouth

3 August 1952 Captain J W Cunningham RFA appointed as Master

20 February 1953 Mr S Turner RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

27 July 1953 Captain J Coull RFA appointed as Master

15 September 1953 Mr J J Moore RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

4 March 1954 entered ChathamDockyard from the River Medway berthing on LCT 4099 to refuel HMS GRENVILLE moving later to berth on HMS SCOTT and HMS SHACKLETON to refuel them

7 March 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard

12 March 1954 at Sheerness alongside HMS OBDURATE to refuel her

19 March 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard into the River Medway

24 May 1954 arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

26 May 1954 at Chatham Dockyard alongside RFA FORT CONSTANTINE to refuel her

27 May 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard into the River Medway

29 May 1954 Captain F S Samson RFA appointed as Master

31 May 1954 arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS AUSONIA

2 June 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard into the River Medway

3 July 1954 Mr Thomas L Morton RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

24 August 1954 arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

27 August 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard into the River Medway

10 December 1954  entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS LOCH KILLISPORT

13 December 1954 sailed from Chatham Dockard into the River Medway

3 January 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on RFA FORT DUNVEGAN

4 January 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

4 February 1955 Mr T B Willis RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

21 February 1955 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on HMS WOODBRIDGE HAVEN

23 February 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

27 February 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS SCOTT

1 March 1955 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on HMS LOCH KILLISPORT later sailing into the River Medway

9 March 1955 at Harwich with HMS ODDURATE alongside being refuelled

16 March 1955 arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS MOUNTS BAY

17 March 1955 moved from HMS MOUNTS BAY to RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS to refuel

22 March 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS KINGFISHER and then later on HMS LOCH ALVIE

23 March 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

18 April 1955 Captain Iorwerth B Roberts RFA appointed as Master

25 April 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

2 May 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS GRENVILLE

1 June 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS BRAMLE

2 June 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

4 August 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS JAMAICA

5 August 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

6 October 1955 off Sheerness Dockyard off loaded FFO from HMS SUPERB before this cruiser entered Chatham Dockyard for refit

16 November 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard berthing on HMS NARVICK to refuel her

17 November 1955 in Chatham Dockyard moved to alongside RFA BACCHUS (2) to refuel her and later the same day moved alongside HMS SCOTT also to refuel her

18 November 1955 sailed from Chatham Dockyard and berthed on the Eastern Wall

11 December 1955 passed Flamorough Head sailing north bound

12 December 1955 arrived the River Tyne from Sheerness

20 December 1955 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS AISNE

21 December 1955 at Chatham Dockyard moved berths from HMS AISNE to RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS

16 February 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on RFA FORT CONSTANTINE

12 March 1956 Mr R J Brown RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

23 March 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS SUPBERB

27 March 1956 arrived the River Tyne

1 May 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

7 May 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS JAMAICA

8 May 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

24 July 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway sailing back into the River Medway later in the day

2 August 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS MOUNTS BAY and later on HMS OBDURATE

3 August 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

9 August 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS WIZARD

10 August 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

13 August 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on RFA FORT DUNVEGAN and later on HMS REWARD

23 August 1956 Captain George Baker RFA appointed as Master

28 August 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS DELIGHT

4 September 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS TYRIAN

5 September 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

12 September 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS DEFENDER

13 September 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

30 November 1956 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

31 December 1956 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS LOCH ALVIE

1 January 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

14 January 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS URSA and later on HMS CHIEFTAN

4 February 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS BIRMINGHAM

 

HMS Birmingham

 HMS BIRMINGHAM

 

5 February 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

27 March 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS MULL OF GALLOWAY

15 April 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

17 April 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

25 April 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

27 April 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

29 April 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

30 April 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

1 May 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS URSA and later on HMS ULSTER to refuel both of them

2 May 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

6 May 1957  entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS SUPERB and then on HMS GRAFTON

7 May 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

8 May 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS CORUNNA then on HMS ALAMEIN and then HMS GRENVILLE

9 May 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

10 May 1957 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS SOLEBAY

11 May 1957 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

20 July 1957 sailed from Hartlepool for Sheerness

28 October 1957 Mr W J Plastow RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

31 December 1957 arrived at Immingham from the Isle of Grain

1 January 1958 Captain Archibald M M Telfer RFA appointed as Master

 

01 Telfer

Captain Archibald M M Telfer RFA

 

13 January 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS SHEFFIELD

14 January 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway to Folly Buoys

22 January 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

23 January 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

28 January 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on RFA BACCHUS (2)

30 January 1958 in Chatham Dockyard moved to alongside HMS RELENTLESS

14 February 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

23 May 1958 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on HMS CHICHESTER

28 May 1958 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on HMS REWARD

29 May 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

3 June 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS REWARD

4 June 1958 moved berths to alongside HMS OWEN

6 June 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway and Mr F A Ford RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

14 July 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS BIRMINGHAM

15 July 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

21 July 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS RELENTNESS for HMS CHEQUERS

22 July 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

18 December 1958 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

19 December 1958 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

5 January 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing alongside HMS PALADIN

6 January 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

7 January 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing alongside HMS DEFENDER

8 January 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

13 January 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

14 January 1959 moved within Chatham Dockyard to alongside HMS MESSINA

15 January 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

23 January 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

27 January 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

5 February 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS MESSINA

6 February 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

9 February 1959  entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

10 February 1959  sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the Medway River

31 March 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing alongside HMS’s JUTLAND and LAGOS

6 April 1959 in Chatham Dockyard moved alongside RFA FORT DUNVEGAN

15 May 1959 Captain Basil V Dobbie RFA appointed as Master

20 October 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

21 October 1959 at Chatham Dockyard moved alongside HMS EASTBOURNE and later HMS WHITBY before sailing from the Dockyard into the River Medway

10 November 1959 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS MESSINA

31 December 1959 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

8 January 1960 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS PALADIN

11 January 1960 at Chatham Dockyard on HMS CHICHESTER

12 January 1960 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

20 January 1960 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

1 February 1960 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway and berthed on the ex RFA now a Hulk PHILOL 

8 July 1960 Captain E D J Evans RFA appointed as Master

24 August 1960 berthed at Chatham Dock from the ex RFA now a Hulk PHILOL in the River Medway

26 August 1960 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

29 August 1960 berthed at Chatham Dockyard from River Medway berthing on HMS MANXMAN

5 September 1960 in Chatham Dockyard moved alongside HMS TEAZER

6 September 1960 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

22 December 1960 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

2 January 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway and return later in the day

5 January 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard (South lock) from the River Medway

6 January 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

16 February 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and refuelled RFA FORT CONSTANTINE

3 March 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on RFA BACCHUS (2)

7 March 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

13 June 1961 Captain C G D Barker RFA appointed as Master

14 July 1961 at Chatham Dockyard refuelling RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS

26 July 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS TENBY

28 July 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

1 August 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard (South lock) from the River Medway  and berthed on RFA FORT CONSTANTINE

2 August 1961 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on HMS SCOTT

3 August 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

8 August 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS VIDAL

9 August 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

16 August 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

18 August 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

5 September 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

14 September 1961 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on RFA BACCHUS (2)

18 September 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

21 September 1961 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on RFA FORT CONSTANTINE

22 September 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

25 September 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS PETARD

27 September 1961 in Chatham Dockyard changed berth onto HMS JUTLAND and later sailed into the River Medway

25 October 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS AISNE

27 October 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

31 October 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

3 November 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

6 November 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS EASTBOURNE

7 November 1961 at Chatham Dockyard alongside RFA FORT BEAUHARNOIS refuelling her

10 November 1961 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

20 November 1961 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

8 January 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

5 February 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

9 February 1962 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

13 February 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

21 February 1962 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on RFA BACCHUS

3 April 1962 at Chatham Dockyard berthed on RFA TYPHOON

18 July 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

19 July 1962 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

8 August 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS VIDAL

10 August 1962 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

14 August 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

15 August 1962 moved in Chatham Dockard to alongside HMS LOWESTOFT

16 August 1962 again moved in Chatham Dockyard this time to alongside HMS SWIFTSURE

17 August 1962 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

20 August 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

27 August 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS SWIFTSURE

23 November 1962 Captain P J McCarthy RFA appointed as Master

1 January 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

2 January 1963 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

9 January 1963 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS TENBY

10 January 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway re-entering Chatham Dockayrd later the same day

14 January 1963 Mr A P V Falzon RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer and sailing from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

14 February 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway 

15 February 1963 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

19 February 1963 in Chatham Dockayrd entered No: 7 dry dock

5 March 1963 within Chatham Dockyard moved to alongside HMS TENBY and later alongside RFA SWIN

7 March 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

2 April 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

3 April 1962 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

8 April 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

25 April 1963 Captain J Gulessarian RFA appointed as Master

1 August 1963 sailed from the River Medway to Sheerness

9 August 1963  and then to sea

19 August 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard for the Isle of Grain

25 September 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

19 November 1963 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

18 December 1963 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway and berthed on HMS WHIRLWIND

2 January 1964 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

3 January 1964 Mr R W A Hunt RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer. Entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway berthing on HMS WHIRLWIND

13 January 1964 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

14 January 1964 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

21 January 1964 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway and then onward down stream to Sheerness

23 January 1964 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

29 January 1964 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

30 January 1964 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

3 February 1964 Captain Archibald Proudlock RFA appointed as Master

17 February 1964  sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway

18 February 1964 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

3 April 1964 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway

27 July 1964 Mr P W Scott RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

3 September 1964 Captain G O W Evans DSC RFA appointed as Master

19 September 1964 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway and then to sea

1965 laid up at Devonport

12 July 1969 offered for sale by the Board of Trade in The Times  at the same time as RFA Oakol (2) and RFA Birchol (2).  All three ships were lying at Devonport Dockyard and were offered ‘as lying’

 

Times Birchol 12 july 1969

 

20 September 1969 sailed Devonport in tow

22 September 1969 arrived for breaking up at Antwerp by Jos de Smedt

 

Notes:

 

1. Spent her entire service in Home Waters