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 1945âÂÂ46 and served for just over twenty years.
These vessels were a series of four Admiralty designed coastal tankers which were classified as Port Oilers. They were all built by the Lobnitz & Co Ltd shipbuilding company in Renfrew, Scotland, and all launched during 1946. Displacing just over , the ships were just over in length, just under breadth with a draught and could achieve s.
Three of the class, Birchol, Oakol and Teakol served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary through to the mid-1960s, although Rowenol, which operated out of Malta, was taken out of service in 1971.