RFA Spalake (A260)

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]

History
United Kingdom
Name: RFA Spalake
Ordered: May 1944
Builder: Charles Hill & Sons
Laid down: 13 August 1945
Launched: 10 August 1946
Commissioned: 28 November 1946
Decommissioned: 1977
Fate: Arrived Dalmuir for demolition, August 1977
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,219 long tons (1,239 t)
Length: 172 ft (52 m)
Beam: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught: 12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion:
  • 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 675 shp (503 kW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed: 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Armament:
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns

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