Site Updates March – April 2010

For those who return to the site and seek to know which pages have been updated can be difficult. To help as pages are updated the details will be logged below in date order. To quickly go to the page please click on the Hyperlink: –

 

 

Date

Update

27 April 2010RFA Wave Ruler (1) – further historical data together with six Masters and sixteen Chief Engineer Officers added
27 April 2010

RFA Celerol – one Master and six Chief Engineer Officers added

25 April 2010

RFA Fort Constantine – eight Chief Engineer Officers added

25 April 2010

RFA Montenol – four Chief Engineer Officers added

24 April 2010

RFA Limol – eleven Chief Engineer Officers added

24 April 2010

RFA Kingarth – additional historic data added (with image)

24 April 2010RFA Thrush –  historical image added showing Royal connection
24 April 2010

RFA Thornol – Historical data updated

24 April 2010

RFA Vitol – additional historic data added

24 April 2010

RFA Viscol – eleven Chief Engineer Officers added

23 April 2010

RFA Maine (3) – Chief Engineer Officer added

23 April 2010RFA Olna – Chief Engineer Officer added
23 April 2010

;RFA Dispenser – additional historical data added

21 April 2010RFA Turmoil additional historical data added
21 April 2010RFA Thrush – further historical data added
21 April 2010

RFA Appleleaf  (3) – additional historical data added

20 April 2010

Roll of Honour Leading Seaman John McWalter added to 1916

20 April 2010

RFA Prosperous – further historical data added

20 April 2010

RFA Buffalo – additional historical data added

3 April 2010

RFA Thrush – additional historical data added

2 April 2010

RFA Thermol several Masters (one with photo) and Chief Engineer Officers added

2 April 2010

RFA Prosperous – additional historical data added

1 April 2010

RFA Ferol – one Master with photo added

1 April 2010

RFA Princetown – ships history updated – photo added

1 April 2010

RFA Crenella – ships history updated

1 April 2010RFA Dingledale – rescued 16 Italian seaman from a lifeboat in the Gulf of Aden – details added.
1 April 2010RFA Denbydale – two Chief Engineer Officers added
1 April 2010RFA Dingledale – two seaman suffered serious knife injuries at Glasgow – details added.
31 March 2010

RFA Lambridge – ‘Q’ ship – ships history updated

31 March 2010

RFA Cautious – half a tanker under tow runs aground – details added

31 March 2010RFA War Afridi – One Master and several Chief Engineer Officers added
31 March 2010

RFA Wave Ruler (1) – Crew walked off ship – details added

31 March 2010

RFA Wave Sovereign US Immigration case involving ship’s Master added

31 March 2010

RFA Saucy – additional Chief Engineer Officers and a ship rescue during WW2 added

30 March 2010

RFA Buffalo – new ships card populated

30 March 2010

RFA Reliant (2) – details of crew member convicted of drug offence in 1965 added

29 March 2010

RFA Largs Bay – arrival back from Haiti deployment added

29 March 2010

RFA Birchol (2) – several Masters and Chief Engineer Officers added

29 March 2010

RFA Battersol – Chief Engineer Officer added

29 March 2010

RFA Barkol – Chief Engineer Officer added

28 March 2010

RFA Mixol – several Chief Engineer Officers added

28 March 2010

RFA Cairndale – further Chief Engineer Officer added

28 March 2010

RFA Teakol (2) – several Chief Engineer Officers added

27 March 2010

RFA Tidesurge – several Masters and Chief Engineer Officers added

26 March 2010

RFA Petrobus – several Chief Engineer Officers added

26 March 2010

Roll of Honour Surgeon Robert Noel McKinstry OBE added to 1961

26 March 2010Last Post – George Edgar Church CBE, Robert Barr MacGregor CMG, John Henry Forbes Crawford and Eric James Gordon Wallace added
26 March 2010Last Post – Patrick  J Kelly, Carl O Marr, George R H Wrangham and Robert S Duff added
25 March 2010

RFA Tarbatness – details of two collisions as USNS Spica added

25 March 2010

RFA Fort Langley – several Chief Engineer Officers added

25 March 2010

RFA Blackstone – further ships details and history added

25 March 2010

RFA Blackol – Master and a Chief Engineer Officer added

24 March 2010

RFA Fortol – several Chief Engineer Officers added

24 March 2010

RFA Olna – offer for sale in The Times added

24 March 2010

RFA Wave Conqueror – offer for sale in The Times added

24 March 2010

RFA Eddyness – offer for sale in The Times added

24 March 2010

RFA Bishopdale – offer for sale in The Times added

24 March 2010

RFA Surf Pioneer – offer for sale in The Times added

23 March 2010

Last Post – William Frederick Kalis added

21 March 2010

RFA Wave Master – several convoys added

21 March 2010RFA Brambleleaf (1) – As RFA Rumol – additional Chief Engineer Officer added
21 March 2010

RFA Cherryleaf (1) – As RFA Persol – additional Chief Engineer Officer added

21 March 2010RFA Berta – various additional information added
21 March 2010

RFA Cedardale – several convoys added

20 March 2010

RFA Bishopdale – accidents with US Naval ships on 18 October 1943 and 11 November 1943 and several Chief Engineer Officers added 

19 March 2010

RFA Wave Regent – one Master and several Chief Engineer Officers added

19 March 2010

RFA Wave Princeseveral Chief Engineer Officers added

18 March 2010

RFA War Diwan – several Chief Engineer Officers added together with details of crew rescue in 1926

18 March 2010

RFA Bacchus (3) – two Masters and several Chief Engineer Officers added

18 March 2010Roll of Honour Lascar Jamal Shah added to 1944
17 March 2010

RFA Wave Premier – several Chief Engineer Officers added together with details of Operation Crescent

17 March 2010

RFA Wave Monarch – several Chief Engineer Officers added

17 March 2010

RFA Wave Chief – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Tidepool – deployment during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Orangeleaf – deployment during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Olwen – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Olna – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Olmeda – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Grey Rover – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Green Rover – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

17 March 2010

RFA Blue Rover – deployments during 2nd Cod War added

16 March 2010Roll of Honour Able Seaman P Micallef added to 1942
16 March 2010RFA Brambleleaf (1) – Image of Able Seaman P Micallef ‘s grave in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery added
14 March 2010RFA Arndale – several Chief Engineer Officers added
14 March 2010RFA Bacchus (1) and (2) – several Masters and Chief Engineer Officers added
14 March 2010RFA Brambleleaf (1) – image of War Diary of U559 which attacked the ship added

13 March 2010

RFA Aldersdale – convoys, repairs and 2 Chief Engineer Officers added

13 March 2010

RFA Wave Master – various Chief Engineer Officers  added

12 March 2010

RFA Brambleleaf (1) – images of 4 of the crews graves added

12 March 2010

RFA Volunteer – two Chief Engineer Officers added

12 March 2010

RFA William Scoresby – details of ships commissioning during WW2

12 March 2010

RFA British Light – a Master, various Chief Engineer Officers plus one convoy added

12 March 2010

RFA British Lantern – 1918 movement added

12 March 2010

RFA British Light – 1924 movement added

12 March 2010

RFA Olna (1) – additional information re Masters name added

12 March 2010

RFA Fort Rosalie – various Chief Engineer Officers added

11 March 2010

RFA Sokoto – image added – grave of Lieutenant James Andrew RNR

11 March 2010

RFA Brambleleaf (3) – images added

11 March 2010

RFA Awards – Lloyds War Medal for Bravery – recipient added – Chief Engineer Daniel Jack Thomas RFA of RFA Dapper

11 March 2010

RFA Wave Laird – various Chief Engineer Officers added

11 March 2010

RFA Nucula – 1918 movements added

11 March 2010

RFA Plumleaf – 1918 movements added

11 March 2010

RFA Brambleleaf (1) – 1918 movements added

11 March 2010

RFA Limeleaf – 1918 movement added

11 March 2010

RFA Fernleaf – 1922 as British Fern – movement added

11 March 2010

RFA Fort Sandusky – various Chief Engineer Officers added

11 March 2010

RFA War Sirdar – 1922 movement added