Abbeydale
British Fleet oiler
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Abbeydale | ||
| Type: | Fleet oiler (Abbeydale) | ||
| Tonnage | 8,299 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Walker-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty (Royal Fleet Auxiliary), London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jun 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-73 (Horst Deckert) | ||
| Position | 36° 53'N, 1° 55'E - Grid CH 8343 | ||
| Complement | 70 (0 dead and 70 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | XTG-2 | ||
| Route | Bone - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in March 1937 Post-war: Broken up at Barrow in September 1960. | ||
| Notes on event | At 17.04 hours on 27 June 1943 the Abbeydale in convoy XTG-2 was hit by a stern torpedo from U-73 off Algiers. The badly damaged tanker was later beached in Algiers and repaired in 1944. | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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