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_at_sea_in_the_1970s.jpg) RFATarbatness (A345) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFATarbatness |
| Namesake | likely forTarbat Ness in Scotland |
| Ordered | 7 December 1964 |
| Builder | Swan Hunter |
| Yard number | 2018 |
| Laid down | 15 April 1966 |
| Launched | 28 February 1967 |
| Commissioned | 10 August 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 1980 |
| Fate | Chartered by USMSC, later bought |
 United States | |
| Name | USNSSpica |
| Acquired | 30 September 1981 |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 26 January 2008 |
| Renamed | 5 November 1981 |
| Fate | Sunk as target in Training exerciseSinkex, 9 May 2009. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ness-class combat stores ship |
| Displacement | 16,792long tons (17,061 t) full load |
| Length | 523 ft 4 in (159.51 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 8-cylinderSulzer diesel |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 110 RFA + 50 Stores Working Party |
| Aviation facilities | Fitted with a flight deck but no hangar facilities until purchased by USMSC |
RFATarbatness (A345) was a fleet stores ship of theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary.[1]
In 1981, the ship was bought by the United StatesMilitary Sealift Command to serve asUSNSSpica (T-AFS-9).[1]
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