RFA Eddyreef

RFA Eddyreef
History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Eddyreef
Builder	Caledon Shipbuilding Co., Dundee
Launched	28 May 1953
In service	23 October 1953
Out of service	1958
Fate	Scrapped, 1964
General characteristics
Class & type	Eddy-class coastal tanker
Type	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 engine single shaft
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	38
Notes	[1]

RFA Eddyreef (A202) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. ^[2]

Built by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee, ^[3] the ship was launched on 28 May 1953, and entered service on 23 October 1953.

Eddyreef was laid up in 1958, and departed from Devonport, Plymouth, in tow for demolition at Willebroek, Belgium, in March 1964.

References

Citations

1. Puddefoot 2009, p. 183.
2. "Eddy Class & 1500 Ton Class". rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
3. "RFA Eddyreef". www.historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

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.