RFA Cairndale 1939 - 1941

RFA Cairndale 1939 - 1941 RFAA Archive. GRT 8129. DWT 11916. Built 1939 by H&W Belfast as Erato. 8 Cyl Diesel. Harbour oiler at Freetown then with Force H when torpedoed & sunk west of Gibraltar 30 May 1941.

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A collection of over 3600 photos, started in 2006 with photos by George Mortimore. Rebuilt and expanded 2011 - 2016 by Capt. D.Gerrard RFA(Ret'd). Also included are the RMAS and it's predecessors and Army vessels. Send your photos for inclusion via eMail attachments to 'webmaster AT rfanostalgia DOT org'. Historical information sourced from Sigwart, Adams/Smith, Puddefoot, Hannan, Critchley, Villar, Cassar, Sowdon, Cooley, Habesch and various RFA publications.