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RFA Spaburn (A257)
Career RFA Ensign
Name: RFA Spaburn
Ordered: May 1944
Laid down: 7 October 1944
Launched: 5 January 1946
Commissioned: 12 April 1946
Decommissioned: 1977
Struck: 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

RFA Spaburn (A257) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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