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| Career |
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| Launched: |
19 January 1953 |
| Commissioned: |
11 September 1953 |
| Decommissioned: |
25 July 1960 |
| Fate: |
Sold commercially to Italy in December 1963. Driven aground during a gale on 25 December 1963. Was refloated damaged on 1 February 1964 and scrapped at Leghorn in April 1964. |
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| Length: |
287' 07" |
| Beam: |
44' 01" |
| Draught: |
17' 03" |
| Propulsion: |
3 cyl Triple expansion steam |
| Speed: |
12 knots |
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RFA Eddycreek (A258) was a coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
