RFA Spaburn
1946 Spa-class coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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RFA Spaburn (A257) was a coastal Spa-class water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Spaburn |
| Ordered | May 1944 |
| Builder | Philip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon[1] |
| Laid down | 7 October 1944[1][2] |
| Launched | 5 January 1946[1][2] |
| Commissioned | 12 April 1946[1][2] |
| Decommissioned | 1977[1][2] |
| Stricken | 1977 |
| Fate | Arrived Dalmuir for scrapping, August 1977[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,219 long tons (1,239 t)[2] |
| Length | 172 ft (52 m)[2] |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m)[2] |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Armament |
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