RFA Spalake

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Spalake
Ordered	May 1944
Builder	Charles Hill & Sons
Laid down	13 August 1945
Launched	10 August 1946
Commissioned	28 November 1946
Decommissioned	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 Spalake (A260) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and one of two ships of the class to be built in Bristol by Charles Hill & Sons. ^[1]

References

1. "Spalake". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.