RFA Spabrook (A224) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Arrived at Briton Ferry for scrapping, 13 September 1977.[1]
History | |
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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) |
Armament |
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References
edit- ^ "Spabrook". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.