RFA ''War Pathan'' (X84) was a War-class tanker of the British

Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RF ...

. The ship was built by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. at their Deptford Yard in

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...

, and launched on 19 March 1919. Originally managed by Andrew Weir Shipping & Trading Co. Ltd. in 1923 it was transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and served throughout World War II. The ship was sold as a merchant vessel on 16 October 1947 to Bulk Storage Co. (P.Bauer), London and renamed ''Basing Bank'', in 1948 to Basinghall Shipping Co., London, and was scrapped in 1950 at Antwerp.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:War Pathan 1919 ships Standard World War I ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Tyne Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary