RFA Robert Dundas

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NameRFA Robert Dundas
Namesake Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Launched28 July 1938
Commissioned10 November 1938
Decommissioned8 December 1971
FateScrapped, 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeDundas-class coastal stores carrier
Displacement1,900 long tons (1,930 t)
Length220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder Atlas Polar diesel engine
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement17

RFA Robert Dundas (A204) was the lead ship of her class of coastal stores carriers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Launched on 28 July 1938, the Robert Dundas was commissioned on 10 November 1938 and served until decommissioned on 8 December 1971. Laid up at Chatham, the ship arrived at Thos. W. Ward Grays, Essex, for scrapping on 3 June 1972.

Whilst in transit from Chatham, the ship was used by the BBC on 1–2 June 1972 as a filming location for the science fiction series Doctor Who . The vessel represented the fictitious SS Bernice in the story Carnival of Monsters . [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Serial PPP: Carnival Of Monsters". www.shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. Bignell, Richard (2001). Doctor Who On Location. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN   1-903111-22-6.