RFA Eddycreek

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Eddycreek
Builder	Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew
Launched	19 January 1953
In service	11 September 1953
Out of service	August 1963
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
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 Eddycreek (A258) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

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.