RFA Eddyness (A295) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom, built by the Blyth Shipbuilding Company, in Blyth, Northumberland, England and launched in 1953. She was taken out of service at the beginning of 1963 and was eventually broken up at Valencia, Spain, in 1970.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Eddyness |
| Builder | Blyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth, Northumberland, England |
| Launched | 22 October 1953 |
| In service | 11 October 1954 |
| Out of service | 29 January 1963 |
| Identification | Pennant number: A295 |
| Fate | Broken up February 1970 |
| Notes | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 38 |
| Notes | [2] |
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "RFA Eddyness - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 183.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
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