RFA Spabrook (A224)
RFA Spabrook (A224) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Arrived at Briton Ferry for scrapping, 13 September 1977.[1]
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United Kingdom | |
Name: | RFA Spabrook |
Ordered: | April 1942 |
Builder: | Philip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon |
Laid down: | 16 September 1943 |
Launched: | 24 August 1944 |
Commissioned: | 12 December 1944 |
Decommissioned: | 1977 |
Fate: | Arrived at Briton Ferry for scrapping, 13 September 1977 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 1,220 long tons (1,240 t) full load |
Length: | 172 ft (52 m) |
Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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References
- "Spabrook". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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