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RFA Eddyness

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History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Eddyness
BuilderBlyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Launched22 October 1953
In service11 October 1954
Out of service29 January 1963
IdentificationPennant number: A295
FateBroken up February 1970
Notes[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeEddy-class coastal tanker
Tonnage
Displacement4,165 long tons (4,232 t) full load
Length287 ft 8 in (88 m)
Beam46 ft 4 in (14 m)
Draught17 ft 3 in (5 m)
Installed power
  • two scotch boilers
  • 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 cylinder Triple expansion steam
  • single shaft
Speed12 knots
Complement38
Notes[2]

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.

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Citations

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  1. ^ "RFA Eddyness - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 183.

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