| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rivulet |
| Ordered | September 1941 |
| Builder | Philip and Son, Dartmouth, Devon |
| Laid down | 14 May 1943 |
| Launched | 21 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | March 1966 |
| Renamed | Spabeck |
| Stricken | 1966 |
| Fate | Scrapped, May 1966 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Spa-class water carrier |
| Displacement | 1,220 long tons (1,240 t) (full load) |
| Length | 172 ft (52.4 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) (full load) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 shaft; 1 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement | 12 |
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RFA Spabeck (A227) was one of six Spa-class coastal water carriers built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary during the Second World War. During the 1950s she was modified to store high-test peroxide (HTP) for the experimental programme evaluating the feasibility of submarines using HTP operationally. The ship was sold for scrap in 1966.