RFA Nasprite
1941 Sprite-class spirits tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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RFA Nasprite (A252) was a Sprite-class tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She served during the Second World War.
NameRFA Nasprite
Ordered9 October 1939
Laid down7 March 1940
Launched28 November 1940
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Nasprite |
| Ordered | 9 October 1939 |
| Laid down | 7 March 1940 |
| Launched | 28 November 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 February 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1954 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sprite-class tanker |
| Tonnage | 965 GRT |
| Length | 214 ft (65.23 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 9.75 in (3.91 m) |
| Propulsion | 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 162 nhp. One shaft. |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
She was laid up in reserve at Devonport on 31 August 1954, and put up for disposal in August 1963. She arrived at Amsterdam for scrapping at Willebroek on 5 February 1964.[1]