| RFA Spa (A192) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | RFA Spa |
| Ordered: | October 1939 |
| Builder: | Philip & Son, Dartford |
| Laid down: | 26 September 1940[1] |
| Launched: | 8 November 1941[2] |
| Commissioned: | 24 April 1942[1] |
| Fate: | Laid up at Greenock. Arrived Passage West, Cork for scrapping, 9 October 1970[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type: | Spa-class water carrier |
| Tonnage: | 500 long tons (510 t) {{{amt}}} DWT |
| Displacement: | 1,219 long tons (1,239 t) full load |
| Length: |
172 ft (52 m) oa 160 ft (49 m) pp |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: |
3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 675 ihp (503 kW) 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun[citation needed] • 2 × 20 mm AA guns[citation needed] |
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.
References[]
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd..
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