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The Sprite class were a class of spirit tankers that served with the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RF ...
, supporting the
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. They went on to support British and allied fleet units during the
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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


See also

*
List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary This is a list of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom. Active Tankers * Tide (II)-class fast fleet tanker (2017) ** ** '' ''Tiderace' (in extended readiness - uncrewed rese ...


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References

* * {{Sprite class tanker Auxiliary transport ship classes Sprite Auxiliary replenishment ship classes