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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1941 Sprite-class spirits tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}}<br />
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|Ship name=RFA ''Nasprite''<br />
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'''RFA ''Nasprite'' (A252)''' was a [[Sprite class tanker|Sprite-class]] [[oil tanker|tanker]] of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]. She served during the [[Second World War]].<br />
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She was laid up in reserve at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] on 31 August 1954, and put up for disposal in August 1963. She arrived at [[Amsterdam]] for scrapping at [[Willebroek]] on 5 February 1964.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFA Nasprite |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-nasprite-ship-information/ |website=historicalrfa.uk|access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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