RFA Eaglesdale (A104)
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Career | |
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Laid down: | |
Launched: | 18 November 1941 as EMPIRE METAL |
Commissioned: | 9 January 1942 as EAGLESDALE |
Decommissioned: | 21 July 1958. Laid up on the River Tyne. |
Fate: | Reportedly sold commercially in November 1959 and renamed N. TISAR. Arrived Hamburg for demolition 29 November 1959 |
Struck: | |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 16820 tons full load |
Length: | 479'00" |
Beam: | 61'02" |
Draught: | 27'01" |
Propulsion: | 3 cyl Triple expansion steam. 674 nhp. One shaft. |
Speed: | 11.5 knots |
Range: | |
Complement: | 44 |
Armament: | |
Aircraft: | Nil |
Motto: |
RFA Eaglesdale (A104) was a fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.