RFA Airsprite (A115)
RFA Airsprite (A115) was a Sprite-class spirits tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was laid up in reserve at Devonport in October 1963, and put up for disposal in January 1965.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | RFA Airsprite |
| Ordered: | 2 July 1941 |
| Laid down: | September 1941 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 16 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | October 1963 |
| Fate: | Arrived at Antwerp for scrapping on 14 March 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sprite-class tanker |
| Displacement: | 1,900 tonnes full load |
| Length: | 214 ft (65.23 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 2 in (10.11 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 9.75 in (3.91 m) |
| Propulsion: | 3 cyl triple expansion steam. 162 nhp. One shaft. |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
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