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RFA Spaburn

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History
RFA Ensign
NameRFA Spaburn
OrderedMay 1944
BuilderPhillip & Son Limited, Dartmouth[1]
Laid down7 October 1944[1][2]
Launched5 January 1946[1][2]
Commissioned12 April 1946[1][2]
Decommissioned1977[1][2]
Stricken1977
FateArrived Dalmuir for scrapping, August 1977[1][2]
General characteristics
Displacement1,219 long tons (1,239 t)[2]
Length172 ft (52 m)[2]
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
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.[1]

references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "RFA Spaburn". Historic RFA. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Unit history: RFA Spaburn". Forces war records. Retrieved 2015-10-01.