RFA Spalake

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Spalake
OrderedMay 1944
BuilderCharles Hill & Sons
Laid down13 August 1945
Launched10 August 1946
Commissioned28 November 1946
Decommissioned1977
FateArrived Dalmuir for demolition, August 1977
General characteristics
Displacement1,219 long tons (1,239 t)
Length172 ft (52 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 675 shp (503 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns

RFA Spalake (A260) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and one of two ships of the class to be built in Bristol by Charles Hill & Sons.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Spalake". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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