RFA Eddyfirth (A261)
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| Career | Image:British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg |
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| Launched: September 10, 1953 | |
| Commissioned: February 10, 1954 | |
| Decommissioned: 1981 | |
| Fate:Scrapped 1982 | |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: 4160 tons | |
| Length: 87 metres | |
| Beam: 14 metres | |
| Draught: 5.2 metres | |
| Propulsion: Single screw, steam reciprocating engine. | |
| Speed: 12 knots | |
| 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). | |
| Armament: No armament carried but fitted for two 50-cal mach | |
| Aircraft: None | |
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RFA Eddyfirth (A261) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.