RFA Abadol was a tanker in the British

United Kingdom

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 Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...

She was built in Glasgow

Glasgow

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 as the Elder Dempster cargo liner

Cargo liner

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 Montezuma by Alexander Stephen and Sons

Alexander Stephen and Sons

Alexander Stephen and Sons Limited, often referred to simply as Alex Stephens or just Stephens, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Linthouse, Govan in Glasgow, on the River Clyde.-History:...

 in 1899. After completing 8 round voyages as a Boer War Transport, she was acquired by Canadian Pacific in 1903 and was converted to carry 1000 x 3rd Class passengers the following year.Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914 and was converted to a dummy battleship mimicking .She later became the tanker Abadol in 1915. In February 1917 she was renamed Oakleaf

RFA Oakleaf

Two ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have borne the name RFA Oakleaf:*RFA Oakleaf was the ocean liner Montezuma, acquired by the RFA in 1915 as a dummy battleship to imitate , and named Abadol. She was renamed Oakleaf in 1917 and was sunk by a U-boat later that year.*RFA Oakleaf is a Leaf-class...

. She was lost five months later when on 25 July 1917 she was torpedoed by the German submarine

Submarine

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 UC-41 64 nautical miles (118.5 km) NW-¼W from the Butt of Lewis

Butt of Lewis

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without any casualties..