RFA Spa

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Spa
OrderedOctober 1939
BuilderPhilip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon[1]
Laid down26 September 1940[1]
Launched8 November 1941[2]
Commissioned24 April 1942[1]
FateLaid up at Greenock. Arrived Passage West, Cork for scrapping, 9 October 1970[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class & typeSpa-class water carrier
Tonnage500 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement1,219 long tons (1,239 t) full load
Length
  • 172 ft (52 m) oa
  • 160 ft (49 m) pp
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 675 ihp (503 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun[3]
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns[3]

RFA Spa (A192) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Her bell is now in the chapel of St Nicholas, Langstone, Havant.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e White, Christopher J.; Robinson, Peter. "RFA Spa". Historical RFA. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Blackman 1962, p. 293.
  3. ^ a b "Spa Water Class Carriers". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

References

  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.


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