RFA Tideflow (A97)
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Career | |
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Ordered: | |
Laid down: | 30 August 1953 |
Launched: | 30 August 1954 as TIDERACE |
Commissioned: | 25 January 1956 |
Decommissioned: | November 1975 |
Fate: | Renamed TIDEFLOW on 28 June 1958. Arrived Bilbao for demolition on 10 May 1976 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 26,000 tons |
Length: | 583' 04" |
Beam: | 71' 04" |
Draught: | 32' 01" |
Propulsion: | 2 x Parmetrada steam turbines. 3 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
Speed: | 17 knots |
Range: | |
Complement: | 90 RFA |
Armament: | None |
Aircraft: | |
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RFA Tideflow (A97) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The ship was originally named Tiderace, but was renamed Tideflow in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class.