RFA Spabeck (A227)

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Spabeck
Ordered	September 1941
Builder	Philip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon
Laid down	14 May 1943
Launched	21 June 1943, as Rivulet
Commissioned	3 September 1943, as Spabeck
Decommissioned	March 1966
Stricken	1966
Fate	Scrapped, 1966
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 Spabeck (A227) was a coastal water carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Spabeck, ordered in September 1941, was laid down on 14 May 1943, and launched on 21 June 1943 as Rivulet. Commissioned on 3 September 1943 as Spabeck, she was decommissioned in March 1966 after having been used to carry hydrogen peroxide fuel for the experimental submarines Explorer and Excalibur. Laid up at Devonport, she arrived at Antwerp en route to Willebroek for scrapping on 14 May 1966.^[1]

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