The Eddy-class coastal tankers were
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Replenishment oiler
A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.
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s built from 1951–1953 tasked with transporting and providing fuel and other liquids to
Royal Navy vessels and stations around the world. There were originally ten ships planned in the class, although the final two were cancelled in 1952. Originally designed to act as fleet attendant oilers, in this role the ships were obsolete almost as soon as they were built due to the increasing prevalence of
replenishment at sea, and their role was refocused to coastal transport duties.
Most of the class had relatively short service careers, although ''Eddyfirth'' remained in service until 1981. Several of the vessels were based at
Gibraltar
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in the Mediterranean for most of their service years.
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See also
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T1 tanker US coastal tanker
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T2 tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of ...
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T3 Tanker
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Replenishment oiler
A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.
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References
''Eddy''-Class Coastal Tankers''Historical RFA''
Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
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