Dinsdale
Ship Number
1078
Vessel Type
Ocean Type Tanker
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
October 21, 1941
Delivered
April 11, 1942
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
8214 grt
BP Length
460 feet
Breadth
59 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel 8cyl 502nhp
Official No.
168276
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
Dinsdale

[Sister Ship Derwentdale]
Pennant No: X106
 
Previously named Empire Norseman.
 
11 April 1942 taken over by the Admiralty and renamed Dinsdale. Was originally intended for management by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London but was allocated to the Admiralty to compensate for the loss of  RFA Cairndale.
 
31 May 1942 torpedoed SSW of St. Paul's Rocks, South Atlantic Ocean by the Italiam Submarine Commandante Alfredo Cappellini. Sank the following day. When attacked five of the crew were killed and have no known grave but the sea.  A further 8 crew members lost their lives after they had taken to a dinghy and were awaiting rescue.
 
15 June 1942 the Master and 43 crew, rescued by the Spanish steamer Monte Orduna were landed at Las Palmas before being taken on to Cadiz by the Spanish Ciudad De Vaalencia.