Sprite-class tanker
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sprite class |
| Builders: | Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd |
| Operators: |
 Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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| Preceded by: | Dale class |
| Succeeded by: | Ranger class |
| Built: | 1940–1943 |
| In commission: | 1941–1964 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Spirits tanker |
| Displacement: | 965 long tons (980 t) |
| Length: | 204 ft 6 in (62.33 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple-expansion engines, 900 ihp (670 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
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.
Two ships were eventually built by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Airsprite and Nasprite. They entered service in the during the Second World War and were used to carry aviation fuel and petroleum. 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.
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