RFA Robert Dundas (A204)
RFA Robert Dundas (A204) was the lead ship of her class of coastal stores carriers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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| Name: | RFA Robert Dundas |
| Namesake: | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville |
| Launched: | 28 July 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 10 November 1938 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 December 1971 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Dundas class coastal stores carrier |
| Displacement: | 1,900 long tons (1,930 t) |
| Length: | 220 ft 6 in (67.21 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × 6-cylinder Atlas Polar diesel engine |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 17 |
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 utilised 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]
References
- "Serial PPP: Carnival Of Monsters". www.shannonsullivan.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- Bignell, Richard (2001). Doctor Who On Location. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN 1-903111-22-6.
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