Sprite Class Tankers

Displacing 950 tons, Airsprite and Nasprite measured 204.5ft in length, 33.25ft in beam and 12.75ft in draught. They had a speed of 11 knots. They were designed to carry spirits.

Class Details

Ship	Postwar Pennant	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed
Airsprite	A115	Blythswood Shipbuilding	September 1941	December 22nd 1942	February 16th 1943
Nasprite	A252	Blythswood Shipbuilding	April 1940	November 28th 1940	February 11th 1941

Class Histoires

Ship	History
Airsprite	Served between United Kingdom and Med. Scrapped 1965.
Nasprite	Mainly served between United Kingdom and Med. Scrapped 1964.

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