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, and . 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.
Ships NamePennantBuilderLaid downLaunchedCompletedFateA115Blythswood Shipbuilding Company LtdSeptember 194122 December 194216 February 1943Scrapped in 1965A252Blythswood Shipbuilding Company LtdApril 194028 November 194011 February 1941Scrapped in 1964
See also List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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