imported>Parsecboy: /* Design and construction */

2025-01-26T12:05:46Z

Design and construction

New page

{{Short description|1956 Tide-class replenishment oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}}
{{other ships|RFA Tiderace}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{onesource|date=December 2009}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image= Replenishment oiler RFA Tideflow (A97) underway c1962.jpg
|Ship image size= 300px
|Ship caption= RFA ''Tideflow'' (A97) in August 1962
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Hide header=
|Ship country= United Kingdom
|Ship flag= [[File:British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg|100x35px|RFA Ensign]]
|Ship name= RFA ''Tideflow''
|Ship namesake=
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=
|Ship yard number=
|Ship way number=
|Ship laid down= 30 August 1953
|Ship launched= 30 August 1954 as ''Tiderace''
|Ship completed=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service= 25 January 1956
|Ship out of service= November 1975
|Ship renamed= 28 June 1958 ''Tideflow''
|Ship struck=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship homeport=
|Ship identification= *{{IMO Number|5360998}}
*[[Pennant number]]: A97
|Ship motto=
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=
|Ship fate= Scrapped, 1976
|Ship notes= <ref name="historicalrfa-tideflowa97">{{Cite web |date=15 October 2008 |title=RFA Tideflow - Historical RFA |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-tideflow/
|website=historicalrfa.uk |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship class= {{sclass2|Tide|replenishment oiler}}
|Ship displacement={{Convert|26000|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship length= {{Convert|583|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{Convert|71|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught= {{Convert|32|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion= *2 × Parmetrada steam turbines
*3 × [[Babcock & Wilcox]] boilers
|Ship speed= {{Convert|17|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
|Ship range=
|Ship endurance=
|Ship boats=
|Ship complement= 90 RFA
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=
|Ship aircraft=
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
|}
'''RFA ''Tideflow'' (A97)''' was a {{sclass2|Tide|replenishment oiler}} of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] (RFA), the naval [[auxiliary fleet]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. She enter service with the RFA in 1956. She was originally named ''Tiderace'', but was later renamed ''Tideflow'' in 1958 to avoid confusion with other members of the class. She was taken out of service in 1976 and scrapped.

== Design and construction ==

''Tideflow'' had a normal complement of 100 Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel. Her design incorporated the latest abeam rigs with automatic tension winches and included an astern fuelling rig. The ship was able to carry 8,500 tons of [[Furnace Fuel Oil]], 4,600 tons of [[diesel oil]] and 1,900 tons of [[avcat]].{{sfn|Adams|Smith|2005|p=93}}

The construction of ''Tideflow'' was carried out in the north east of England by J.L. Thompson and Sons. She was laid down on 30 August 1953 and was launched the following year, on 30 August 1954. She displaced fully loaded, 26,000 tons, was just over 583 ft in overall length and was capable of 17 knots.{{sfn|Puddefoot|2009|p=185}}

== Decommissioning and fate ==

Following nineteen years service, ''Tideflow'' was laid up at HMMB Devonport during November 1975 and she was added to the 'Disposal List' on 8 January 1976. Just under a fortnight later, she was advertised for sale in The Times newspaper, on 17 January. She was towed out of Devonport on 4 May and arrived six days later at Bilbao, Spain, for breaking.<ref name="historicalrfa-tideflowa97"/>

== References ==

=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Adams |first1=Thomas A |last2=Smith |first2=James R |title=The Royal Fleet Auxiliary A Century of Service |date=2005 |publisher=Chatham Publishing, Lionel Leventhal Ltd, London |isbn=1-86176-259-3 |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last=Puddefoot |first=Geoff |title= The Fourth Force The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 1945|year=2009 |publisher= Seaforth Publishing |location= [[Barnsley]], [[South Yorkshire]], UK |isbn= 978-1-84832-046-8 |language=en}}

{{Refend}}

{{Tide class replenishment oiler}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tideflow}}
[[Category:Tide-class replenishment oilers]]
[[Category:1954 ships]]

{{UK-aux-ship-stub}}

RFA Tideflow - Revision history

imported>Parsecboy: /* Design and construction */