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RFA ''Eddyreef'' (A202) was an ''Eddy''-class coastal tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Built by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company,
Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
, the ship was launched on 28 May 1953, and entered service on 23 October 1953. ''Eddyreef'' was
laid up A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed; they are partially or fully decommissioned. A reserve fleet is informally said to be "in mothballs" or "mothballed"; a ...
in 1958, and departed from Devonport,
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, in tow for demolition at Willebroek, Belgium, in March 1964.


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Eddy-class coastal tankers 1953 ships Ships built in Dundee {{UK-aux-ship-stub