RFA Eddyfirth (A261)
RFA Eddyfirth (A261) was an Eddy class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Laid down: | 28 April 1952 |
| Launched: | 10 September 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 25 April 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | April 1981 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5096834 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Seville on 28 March 1982. |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 287 ft 1 in (88 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 1 in (13 m) |
| Draught: | 17 ft 3.5 in (5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 3 cylinder Triple expansion steam |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 8 officers, 18 enlisted |
| Armament: | No armament carried but fitted for two 50-cal machine guns on bridge wings and two 20mm AA guns aft. |
Construction and design
Eddyfirth was launched at Lobnitz & Co.'s Renfrew shipyard on 10 September 1953 and completed on 10 February 1954. The ship had an overall length of 286 feet (87.2 m) and a length between perpendiculars of 270 feet (82.3 m). Beam was 44 feet (13.4 m) and draft 17 feet 2 inches (5.23 m). The ship displaced 1,960 long tons (1,990 t) light and 4,160 long tons (4,230 t) full load, with a capacity of 1650 tons of oil. Two oil fired boilers fed a triple-expansion steam engine rated at 1,750 indicated horsepower (1,300 kW) and drove a single propeller shaft, giving a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[1]
References
- Blackman 1971, p. 376.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
- Eddy-Class Coastal Tankers
- Historical RFA
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