RFA Spapool (A222)

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Career RFA Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 13 August 1945
Launched: 28 February 1946
Commissioned: 14 June 1946
Decommissioned: 1976
Fate: Purchased commercially in July 1976 at Mombasa
Struck: 1976
General characteristics
Displacement: 1219 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 Spapool (A222) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.