RFA Darkdale
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rfa-darkdale-295-7614211
title:
RFA Darkdale
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RFA Darkdale was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), launched on 23 July 1940 as Empire Oil, completed in November 1940 and transferred to the RFA as Darkdale. She was sunk during the Second World War on 22 October 1941 by the German submarine U-68. Her wreck in James Bay off Jamestown, Saint Helena continued to leak oil, posing a potential environmental threat to the coastal waters of Saint Helena, until Ministry of Defence divers drained the ship's tanks in 2015.
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Dale-class replenishment oiler for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Darkdale
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2024-03-20T09:26:46Z
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