RFA Eddybay

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Eddybay
Builder	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee
Laid down	23 March 1951
Launched	29 November 1951
In service	25 April 1952
Out of service	9 November 1962
Identification	Pennant number: A107
Fate	Arrived Antwerp for demolition 29 August 1964
General characteristics
Class & type	Eddy-class coastal tanker
Tonnage	2,224  GRT 901  NRT 2,286  DWT
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	two scotch boilers 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	3 cylinder Triple expansion steam single shaft
Speed	12 knots
Complement	38
Notes	[1]

RFA Eddybay (A107) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. As with others of the class the ship had a short career and was stationed at Gibraltar for much of that time as a petrol carrier, spending three years at the colony in total.

References

Notes

• Eddy-Class Coastal Tankers
• Historical RFA

Citations

1. 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.