HMS Fortol

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HMS Fortol was a Belgol-class tanker launched on 21 May 1917 and was built by Mcmillan at Dumbarton. It was scrapped on 6 August 1958 at Rosyth by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd. [1]

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Dimensions

Tonnage2629 grt
Length320.0 ft
Breadth41.6 ft
Depth23.1 ft

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List of crew

Throughout its lifetime, it had many different people serving on the ship. These include:

John C Hawick was charged £5 with 10 guinea costs on 8 January 1918 for pumping water minged with petroleum into Liverpool Docks on 27 December 1917.

Discharged on 4 October 1946 dead

Fireman James R Robertson from RFA Fortol admitted a breach of the peace the previous day at a restaurant. He was fined £3 at Dunfermline Police Court on 19 November 1946.

Off Charlestown, while Fortol was receiving fuel oil from HMS Campainia on 19 August 1947, Able Seaman Joseph Smith and another crew member left the ship in a two seater canoe. They were both seen floating in Forth. Joseph Smith died from accidental drowning, and was discharged dead, while the other seaman was rescued and taken to hospital. There was no sign of the canoe. This was reported by the Evening Telegraph the following day.

Donkeyman Greaser George Abbotts was discharged dead from a stroke at Port Edgar on 19 April 1949

References

  1. ↑ nwilliams (2008-10-26). "RFA Fortol". Historical RFA. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Scottish Built Ships". www.clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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