RFA Eddycreek (A258)
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Launched: | 19 January 1953 |
Commissioned: | 11 September 1953 |
Decommissioned: | 25 July 1960 |
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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