Class of four coastal tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Ol-class coastal tankers were a class of harbour or port oilers used by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. They were built between 1945–46 and served for just over twenty years.
History.
These vessels were a series of four Admiralty designed coastal tankers which were classified as Port Oilers. They were all built by the Lobnitz &amp; Co Ltd shipbuilding company in Renfrew, Scotland, and all launched during 1946. Displacing just over 2,500 tons, the ships were just over 200 ft in length, just under 40 ft breadth with a 15 ft draught and could achieve 11 knots.
Three of the class, "Birchol", "Oakol" and "Teakol" served with the RFA through to the mid-1960s, although "Rowenol" which operated out of Malta, was taken out of service in 1971.
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