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RFA Spaburn

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1946 Spa-class coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Spaburn
OrderedMay 1944
BuilderPhilip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon
Laid down7 October 1944
Launched5 January 1946
Commissioned12 April 1946
Decommissioned1977
Stricken1977
FateArrived Dalmuir for scrapping, August 1977
General characteristics
Displacement1,219 long tons (1,239 t)
Length172 ft (52 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 675 shp (503 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns

RFA Spaburn (A257) was a coastal Spa-class water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

References

  1. ^ "RFA Spaburn". Historic RFA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Unit history: RFA Spaburn". Forces war records. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
Spa-class water carriers
List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary


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