RFA Eddycliff
1953 Eddy-class coastal tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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RFA Eddycliff (A190) was an Eddy-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.
NameRFA Eddycliff
Launched25 August 1952
In service10 February 1953
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Eddycliff |
| Builder | Blythswood Shipbuilding, Scotstoun, Scotland |
| Launched | 25 August 1952 |
| In service | 10 February 1953 |
| Out of service | August 1963 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold commercially to Greece in 1964 and renamed Knossos. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Eddy-class coastal tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 4,165 long tons (4,232 t) full load |
| Length | 287 ft 8 in (88 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft 4 in (14 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 3 in (5 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 38 |
| Notes | [1] |