RFA Airsprite

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Airsprite
Ordered2 July 1941
Laid downSeptember 1941
Launched22 December 1942
Commissioned16 February 1943
DecommissionedOctober 1963
FateArrived at Antwerp for scrapping on 14 March 1965
General characteristics
Class & typeSprite-class tanker
Tonnage965 GRT
Displacement1900 long tons
Length214 ft (65.23 m)
Beam33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Draught12 ft 9.75 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion3 cyl triple expansion steam. 162 nhp. One shaft.
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

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]

References

  1. ^ "RFA Airsprite". Historical RFA. Retrieved 8 November 2019.


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