RFA Nasprite

RFA Nasprite (A252) was a Sprite-class tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She served during the Second World War.

History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Nasprite
Ordered	9 October 1939
Laid down	7 March 1940
Launched	28 November 1940
Commissioned	11 February 1941
Decommissioned	31 August 1954
Fate	Scrapped 1964
General characteristics
Class & type	Sprite-class tanker
Tonnage	965 GRT
Length	214 ft (65.23 m)
Beam	33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Draught	12 ft 9.75 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion	3 cyl triple expansion steam. 162 nhp. One shaft.
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

She was laid up in reserve at Devonport on 31 August 1954, and put up for disposal in August 1963. She arrived at Amsterdam for scrapping at Willebroek on 5 February 1964.^[1]