RFA Spabrook (A224)

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Career RFA Ensign
Ordered: April 1942
Laid down: 16 September 1943
Launched: 24 August 1944
Commissioned: 12 December 1944
Decommissioned: 1977
Fate: Arrived Briton Ferry for demolition on 13 September 1977
Struck: 1977
General characteristics
Displacement: 1220 tons full load
Length: 172'00"
Beam: 30'00"
Draught: 12'00.25"
Propulsion: 3 cyl Triple expansion steam. 675 ihp. One shaft.
Speed: 9 knots
Range:
Complement:
Armament: 1 x 3 inch gun and 2 x 20mm A.A. guns
Aircraft: Nil
Motto:

RFA Spabrook (A224) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.