RFA Eddycliff

History
United Kingdom
NameRFA Eddycliff
BuilderBlythswood Shipbuilding, Scotstoun, Scotland
Launched25 August 1952
In service10 February 1953
Out of serviceAugust 1963
Identification
FateSold commercially to Greece in 1964 and renamed Knossos.
General characteristics
Class & typeEddy-class coastal tanker
Tonnage
Displacement4,165 long tons (4,232 t) full load
Length287 ft 8 in (88 m)
Beam46 ft 4 in (14 m)
Draught17 ft 3 in (5 m)
Installed power
  • two scotch boilers
  • 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 cylinder Triple expansion steam
  • single shaft
Speed12 knots
Complement38
Notes[1]

RFA Eddycliff (A190) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 183.

Bibliography

  • Puddefoot, Geoff (2009). The Fourth Force The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 1945. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-046-8.