Fleet replenishment tanker Tidespring successfully completed trials on Jan 16 1963 and was handed over to Admiralty by Hawthorn Leslie (Shipbldr) Ltd; Tidespring and sister Tidepool, also completing at Hawthorn Leslie's are improved type of Naval tanker designed to carry mixed cargo of fuel oils and stores and are specially rigged to transfer them at sea; length oa 583 ft, beam 71 ft, draft 32 ft, gross 13,250 tons; single screw turbine installation is fitted. (See also F.A. Tanker. Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 101 n 6 Feb 7 1963 p 180)


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    Title :

    "Tidespring", latest R.F.A. tanker


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    "Tidespring", latest R.F.A. tanker

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