RFA Eddybeach (A132)
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 20 March 1950 |
| Launched: | 24 May 1951 |
| Commissioned: | 8 December 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 May 1962 |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece in 1964 and renamed MYKINAI. Foundered at her moorings at Mar del Plata on 2 September 1979 |
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| Length: | 286' 05" |
| Beam: | 44' 02" |
| Draught: | 17' 03" |
| Propulsion: | 3 cyl Triple expansion steam |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
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RFA Eddybeach (A132) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. The ship mainly saw service in the Mediterranean, quite often at Gibraltar where it functioned as a water carrier. In 1964 Eddybeach was disposed of by sale to Greece.
Can be seen in the background during the scene depicting Buster Crabbe's first dive in Gibraltar harbour in the film 'The Silent Enemy' (1958).
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