J.L.Thompson yard number 690. Launched as "Tiderace" Launch 30.08.1954. Commissioned in January 1956. A fleet replenishment tanker
Taken to the Tyne for fitting of two Pametrada Turbines and Babcox Wilcox Boilers then returned to Sunderland for completion.
Broken up Bilbao 1976. Apparently the name change was solely to avoid confusion with other ships.:Three of these ships were involved in the 1956 Suez conflict. When one was found to be short of fuel it was ordered back to Malta where, on its return, it was found that the wrong ship had returned
To avoid any further confusion the name was changed to Tideflow in 1958.
Comprehensive history of the ship can be found on the excellent "Historical RFA" website