RFA War Pathan (X84)

History


Name:	RFA War Pathan
Builder:	Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Launched:	19 March 1919
Commissioned:	1923
Decommissioned:	16 October 1947
Fate:	Sold, 1947 Scrapped, 1950
General characteristics
Type:	War-class tanker
Displacement:	5,581 long tons (5,671 t)
Length:	400 ft (120 m)

RFA War Pathan (X84) was a War-class tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.^[1]

The ship was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. at their Deptford Yard in Sunderland, and launched on 19 March 1919.^[2]

Originally managed by Andrew Weir Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. in 1923 it was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and served throughout World War II.^[2]

The ship was sold as a merchant vessel on 16 October 1947 to Bulk Storage Co. (P.Bauer), London and renamed Basing Bank,^[2] in 1948 to Basinghall Shipping Co., London, and was scrapped in 1950 at Antwerp.

References

↑ "War Class". rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
1 2 3 "RFA War Pathan". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

Standard design ships of WWI ordered by the British Shipping Controller

Ships built by American shipyards	Monmouth War Agate (I) War Apollo (I) War Archer War Arrow (I) War Artist War Banner War Bard War Baron War Bay War Bayonet War Beacon (I) War Beaver (I) War Birch (I) War Branch War Breeze (I) War Briar (I) War Brigade (I) War Bugle War Bullet War Buoy War Cape War Captain War Castle (I) War Centaur War Chant War Cloud (I) War Coast (I) War Comet (I) War Compass War Comrade War Crater (I) War Crest War Cross War Crown War Cupid War Cymbal War Dagger (I) War Daisy (I) War Dart (I) War Diamond (I) War Diana (I) War Dido War Disk War Dragon (I) War Drum (I) War Duty (I) War Elfin War Emerald War Fairy War Ferret (I) War Finch (I) War Flag War Flame War Flute War Fort War Fortune War Fox (I) War General War Gnome War Goblin War Guide War Gull (I) War Gull (II) War Gun War Harbour (I) War Harp War Haven (I) War Hector War Helen War Herald War Heroine War Honour (I) War Hope War Horse (I) War Hound (I) War Imp War Indian War Juno War Jupiter (I) War Lapwing War Lark War Laurel (I) War Leader War Knight War Leopard (I) War Lily (I) War Lynx (I) War Major War Maple War March War Martin War Marvel War Mercury War Metal War Meteor War Mist (I) War Monarch War Moon (I) War Music (I) War Mystery War Naiad War Neptune War Nurse War Oak (I) War Ocean (I) War Otter (I) War Palm (I) War Pansy (I) War Path War Patrol War Pearl War Penguin (I) War Plane War Platoon (I) War Poplar (I) War Post War Priest War Pride War Raven (I) War Regent War Rifle War Rock (I) War Ruby (I) War Saturn War Satyr War Sea War Sentry War Serpent (I) War Shark (I) War Shell (I) War Shield War Signal War Sirdar (I) War Sky (I) War Song War Spear War Speed War Sphinx War Sprite War Sun (I) War Surf (I) War Swift (I) War Sword War Thrush (I) War Toiler War Topaz War Trader War Tramp War Trojan War Trumpet War Tune War Unit War Valour (I) War Venus War Viceroy War Victor War Vigil War Wave (I) War Whale (I) War Wonder (I) War Work War Wren (I)

Ships built by British shipyards	Admiral Hastings Alipore Almagro Assimina M Embiricos Ballena Baarn Balzac Barracoo Bata Belgian Benvorlich Bittern Bolivier Boma Bonheur Borga Boswell Brockey Canonesa Catalonier Cervantes Ciscar Clan MacIndoe Clan McInnes Clearton Collooney Colon Daybeam Delfina Dundrum Castle Edenside Fabian Fantee Freeland Gallicier Gazana Glassford Gloxinia Goodig Grodno Hermione Hesione Highland Warrior Ioanna Jetblack Jolly Marie Kara Kidderpore Kittiwake Knebworth Koranton Lahore Langley Linerton Lord Guilford Mabriton Macedonier Mackarra Macumba Mahmoudieh Merganser Molton Mondara Muristan Nagpore Narenta Nash Light Nebraska New Brighton New Mexico New Texas New Toronto Nitcheroy Olympier Orlock Head Peterton Philadelphian Pinar del Rio Port Curtis Portscatho Salland Sarthe Silarus Siris Sirsa Stonewall Suevier Sunniside Surada Tarnwater Tiberton Venus War Acacia War Aconite War Acorn War Adder War African War Afridi War Agate (II) War Airman War Ajax War Ally War Almond War Alne War Alyssum War Anchusa War Anemone War Angler War Anglian War Apollo (II) War Apple War Apricot War Arabis War Argus War Arrow (II) War Arun War Aryan War Aspen War Aster War Atilla War Avoca War Avon War Azalea War Bagpipe War Bahadur War Bailey War Balloon War Balsam War Bann War Barrage War Bastion War Bat War Battery War Beetle War Begonia War Begum War Beryl War Bharata War Birch (II) War Bison War Bittern War Bobtail War Bracken War Brae War Brahmin War Bramble War Bulldog War Camel War Canna War Caracul War Castle (II) War Cateran War Cedar War Celt War Ceres War Chamois War Char War Charon War Chateau War Chelmer War Cherry War Chine War Citadel War Clarion War Climax War Cloud (II) War Clover War Cluny War Clyde War Coast (II) War Cobra War Coleus War Collie War Colne War Combe War Comet (II) War Condor War Coney War Coot War Coppice War Coral War Country War Courag War Cove War Cowslip War Craft War Crag War Crane War Crater (II) War Creek War Crocus War Crouch War Crow War Cuirass War Currant War Cygnet War Cypress War Daffodil War Dagger (II) War Dahlia War Damson War Darenth War Dart (II) War Date War Deer War Delta War Dene War Diamond (II) War Dagger (II) War Dirk War Diwan War Dodder War Dogra War Donjon War Down War Drake War Dream War Dragon (II) War Duck War Duty (II) War Emu War Energy War Envoy War Epic War Ermine War Exe War Expert War Fal War Falcon War Fantail War Ferret (II) War Fervour War Fife War Fig War Fijian War Finch (II) War Firth War Flower War Fly War Foam War Forest War Forth War Fox (II) War Foyle War Gaekwar War Gale War Gannet War Garry War Gascon War Gazelle War Genista War Genius War Ghurka War Glade War Glen War Globe War Glory War Gnat War Grange War Grape War Griffin War Guava War Hagara War Hamlet War Harbour (II) War Haven (II) War Heather War Hecuba War Hermit War Highway War Hind War Hindoo War Horizon War Horse (II) War Hostage War Hound (II) War Humber War Hunter War Huron War Hussar War Icarus War Idyll War Iliad War Irwell War Island War Isthmus War Jackdaw War Jandoli War Jasmine War Jasper War Javelin War Jemadar War Jonquil War Jupiter (II) War Justice War Keep War Kennet War Kestrel War Khan War Kinsman War Kochia War Kookri War Krishna War Laurel (II) War Lea War Legate War Lemon War Lemur War Leopard (II) War Leven War Liffey War Liberty War Lilac War Lily (II) War Linnet War Llama War Lobelia War Loch War Lodge War Logan War Lupin War Lurcher War Lynx (II) War Magpie War Maker War Malayan War Mallard War Mallow War Mammoth War Mango War Manor War Mansion War Marten War Master War Mastiff War Matron War Mavis War Maxim War Medway War Mehtar War Melody War Melon War Memory War Merlin War Mersey War Midge War Minaret War Mist (II) War Mogul War Mole War Monsoon War Moon (II) War Moorhen War Moose War Mortar War Mosque War Moth War Music (II) War Musket War Myrtle War Nawab War Nemesia War Ness War Nidd War Nizam War Norman War Oasis War Obelisk War Opal War Orange War Orestes War Oriole War Ostrich War Otter (II) War Ouse War Owl War Pageant War Painter War Palace War Palm (II) War Pampas War Pansy (II) War Panther War Paris War Parrot War Parsee War Passion War Pathan War Patriot War Peacock War Peahen War Peewit War Pelican War Penguin (II) War Perch War Peridot War Persian War Peshwa War Petunia War Phlox War Pibroch War Picotee War Picture War Pigeon War Pike War Pindari War Pintail War Pioneer War Planet War Platoon (II) War Plover War Plum War Pointer War Poplar (II) War Poppy War Priam War Primula War Project War Prophet War Proteus War Prune War Puffin War Puma War Pundit War Punjabi War Python War Quail War Quarry War Quince War Raisin War Rajah War Rajput War Rambler War Rampart War Ranee War Rapier War Raven (II) War Ravine War Redcap War Redtail War Reef War Relief War Reynard War Riddle War Rider War Ripple War River War Roach War Robin War Rock (II) War Roebuck War Roman War Romance War Rose War Rother War Ruby (II) War Ruler War Sable 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Waveney War Wazir War Weapon War Wear War Wensum War Wey War Whale (II) War Wharfe War Whippet War Yare War Zebra War Zenith War Zephyr Western Coast

Ships built by other shipyards	Alaska Asp Porsanger Samnanger Tento War Admiral War Algoma War Amazon War Armour War Atlin War Babine War Badger War Beach War Beacon (II) War Beagle War Bee War Bomber War Breaker War Breeze (II) War Brigade (II) War Briton War Brosna War Browney War Buckler War Buffalo War Bugler War Bure War Burman War Cadet War Calder War Cam War Camchin War Camp War Capitol War Cariboo War Carp War Cavalry War Cayuse War Charger War Chariot War Chief War Chilkat War Column War Comox War Company War Convoy War Cornet War Coronet War Council War Dame War Derwent War Diadem War Dog War Driver War Drummer War Duchess War Earl War Edensaw War Erie War Ewen War Faith War Fiend War Fish War Fundy War Fury War Gaspe War Haida War Halifax War Halton War Hamilton War Hathor War Helmet War Hero War Horus War Hydra War Isis War Joy War Karma War King War Kitimat War Lance War Leveret War Lion War Magic War Maid War Masset War Matane War Miner War Mingan War Mink War Mirage War Mohawk War Moncton War Nanoose War Niagara War Nicola War Nipigon War Noble War Nootka War Nymph War Ocean (II) War Odyssey War Olive War Ontario War Osiris War Ottawa War Pilot War Piper War Power War Prince War Puget War Quebec War Queen War Racoon War Radnor War Regalia War Sailor War Sceptre War Scilla War Scot War Selkirk War Seneca War Sioux War Skeena War Sniper War Soldier War Songhee War Sorel War Stikine War Storm War Sumas War Suquash War Syren War Tanoo War Tatla War Taurus War Tiara War Tiger War Timiskaming War Toronto War Trooper War Tyee War Vixen War Wallaby War Wasp War Weasel War Witch War Wizard War Wolf War Wombat War Yukon

Unbuilt ships	War Baluchi ¹ War Bamboo ² War Bantam ¹ War Beaver (II)³ War Bengali¹ War Boyne ¹ War Briar (II) ² War Bustard^{1 or 2} War Coquet ¹ War Daisy (II)¹ War Deodar¹ War Digby¹ War Dolphin¹ War Dragon (II)¹ War Eland¹ War Elm¹ War Freedom ¹ War Fowey¹ War Furze ¹ War Geum ¹ War Glamour ² War Grampus² War Grouse² War Gunner² War Honour (II)¹ War Medina¹ War Medlar ¹ War Oak (II)¹ War Pagoda¹ War Pink ¹ War Pollux¹ War Recruit ¹ War Sapper ¹ War Serpent (II)¹ War Veteran ¹ War Wave (II)¹ War Willow¹ War Wonder (II)¹ War Wren (II)¹ War Wryneck¹ War Yew¹ War Zinnia¹

1 = Cancelled. 2 = Probably completed under a different name. 3 = Not completed

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