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

  1. 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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