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| Launched: September 10, 1953 |
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| Commissioned: February 10, 1954 |
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| Decommissioned: 1981 |
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| Fate:Scrapped 1982 |
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| General Characteristics |
| Displacement: 4160 tons |
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| Length: 87 metres |
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| Beam: 14 metres |
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| Draught: 5.2 metres |
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| Propulsion: Single screw, steam reciprocating engine. |
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| Speed: 12 knots |
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| Range: Most of life as Coastal Tanker. Went from the United Kingdom to the aid of United Nations units on peacekeeping duties near Cyprus in 1974. |
| Complement: 8 Officers (Captain, Chief Officer, Second Officer, Chief Engineer, Second Engineer, Third Engineer, Radio Officer, Chief Steward), 3 Petty Officers (Bosun, Pumpman, Cook), 6 deck ratings, 6 engineroom ratings, 2 assistant stewards (pantryman and Captain's personal steward) and one boy rating (galley boy). |
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| Armament: No armament carried but fitted for two 50-cal mach |
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| Aircraft: None |
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RFA Eddyfirth (A261) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
