RFA Eddycreek
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RFA Eddycreek |
Builder | Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew |
Launched | 19 January 1953 |
Commissioned | 11 September 1953 |
Decommissioned | 25 July 1960 |
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 | |
Length | 287 ft 7 in (88 m) |
Beam | 44 ft 1 in (13 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 3 in (5 m) |
Propulsion | 3 cylinder Triple expansion steam |
Speed | 12 knots |
RFA Eddycreek (A258) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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