RFA Eddyreef
RFA Eddyreef | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Eddyreef |
| Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding Co., Dundee |
| Launched | 28 May 1953 |
| In service | 23 October 1953 |
| Out of service | 1958 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Eddy-class coastal tanker |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 4,165 long tons (4,232 t) full load |
| Length | 287 ft 8 in (88 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 4 in (14 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 3 in (5 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Notes | [1] |
RFA Eddyreef (A202) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.[2]
Built by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee,[3] the ship was launched on 28 May 1953, and entered service on 23 October 1953.
Eddyreef was laid up in 1958, and departed from Devonport, Plymouth, in tow for demolition at Willebroek, Belgium, in March 1964.
References
Citations
- ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 183.
- ^ "Eddy Class & 1500 Ton Class". rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- ^ "RFA Eddyreef". www.historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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.