RFA Eddybeach explained
RFA Eddybeach (A132) was an
Eddy class coastal tanker of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. The ship mainly saw service in the
Mediterranean, quite often at
Gibraltar where it functioned as a water carrier. In 1964
Eddybeach was disposed of by sale to Greece.
Eddybeach can be seen in the background during the scene depicting Lional 'Buster' Crabb's first dive in Gibraltar harbour in the film The Silent Enemy (1958).
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