RFA Eddybay (A107)
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Ordered: | |
Laid down: | 23 March 1951 |
Launched: | 29 November 1951 |
Commissioned: | 25 April 1952 |
Decommissioned: | 9 November 1962 |
Fate: | Arrived Antwerp for demolition 29 August 1964 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 2156 gross tons |
Length: | 286' 05" |
Beam: | 44' 02" |
Draught: | 17' 03" |
Propulsion: | 3 cyl Triple expansion steam |
Speed: | 12 knots |
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RFA Eddybay (A107) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. As with others of the class the ship had a short career and was stationed at Gibraltar for much of that time as a petrol carrier, spending three years at the colony in total.