Sprite-class tanker
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The Sprite class were a class of spirit tankers that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, supporting the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They went on to support British and allied fleet units during the Cold War.
Class overview
Two ships were eventually built by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. They entered service in the during the Second World War and were used to carry aviation fuel and petroleum.[1] Both survived the war, serving mainly in British waters and the Mediterranean Sea, and continued in service until being retired in the early 1960s and scrapped soon afterwards.[2]
Ships
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | A115 | Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd | September 1941 | 22 December 1942 | 16 February 1943 | Scrapped in 1965 |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | A252 | Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd | April 1940 | 28 November 1940 | 11 February 1941 | Scrapped in 1964 |
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