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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
May 1944 |
| Laid down: |
7 October 1944 |
| Launched: |
5 January 1946 |
| Commissioned: |
12 April 1946 |
| Decommissioned: |
1977 |
| Fate: |
Arrived Dalmuir for demolition in August 1977 |
| Struck: |
1977 |
| 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: |
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| Complement: |
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| Armament: |
1 x 3 inch gun and 2 x 20mm A.A. guns |
| Aircraft: |
Nil |
| Motto: |
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RFA Spaburn (A257) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
