RFA Eddycreek
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Eddycreek |
| Builder | Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew |
| Launched | 19 January 1953 |
| In service | 11 September 1953 |
| Out of service | August 1963 |
| Identification | Pennant number: A258 |
| Fate | Sold commercially to Italy in December 1963. Driven aground during a gale on 25 December 1963. Was refloated damaged on 1 February 1964 and scrapped at Leghorn in April 1964. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Eddy-class coastal 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 |
|
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 38 |
| Notes | [1] |
RFA Eddycreek (A258) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ 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.