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RFA Tideflow

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RFA Tideflow (A97) in August 1962
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Tiderace
Laid down30 August 1953
Launched30 August 1954
Commissioned25 January 1956
DecommissionedNovember 1975
RenamedRFA Tideflow, 28 June 1958
IdentificationIMO number5360998
FateScrapped, 1976
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass2-
Displacement26,000 long tons (26,417 t)
Length583 ft 4 in (177.80 m)
Beam71 ft 4 in (21.74 m)
Draught32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Propulsion
Speed17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Complement90 RFA

RFA Tideflow (A97) was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Commissioned in 1956, the ship was originally named Tiderace, but was renamed Tideflow in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class.

Tideflow was decommissioned in November 1975, and arrived at Bilbao on 10 May 1976 to be broken up.