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{{Infobox ship image<br />
|Ship image=RFA Tarbatness (A345) at sea in the 1970s.jpg<br />
|Ship caption=RFA ''Tarbatness'' (A345)<br />
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{{Infobox ship career<br />
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|Ship country=United Kingdom<br />
|Ship flag=[[File:British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg|100x35px|border|RFA Ensign]]<br />
|Ship name=RFA ''Tarbatness''<br />
|Ship namesake= likely for [[Tarbat Ness]] in Scotland<br />
|Ship ordered=7 December 1964<br />
|Ship builder=[[Swan Hunter]]<br />
|Ship original cost=<br />
|Ship yard number=2018<br />
|Ship way number=<br />
|Ship laid down= 15 April 1966<br />
|Ship launched= 28 February 1967<br />
|Ship acquired=<br />
|Ship commissioned=10 August 1967<br />
|Ship decommissioned=1980<br />
|Ship in service=<br />
|Ship out of service=<br />
|Ship struck=<br />
|Ship reinstated=<br />
|Ship honours=<br />
|Ship fate=Chartered by US [[Military Sealift Command|MSC]], later bought<br />
|Ship notes=<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox ship career<br />
|Hide header=title<br />
|Ship country=United States<br />
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1985}}<br />
|Ship name=USNS ''Spica''<br />
|Ship acquired= 30 September 1981<br />
|Ship renamed= 5 November 1981<br />
|Ship commissioned=1 November 1981<br />
|Ship decommissioned= 26 January 2008<br />
|Ship fate=Sunk as target in Training exercise [[Sinkex]], 9 May 2009.<br />
}}<br />
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|Ship class=[[Ness class combat stores ship|''Ness''-class combat stores ship]]<br />
|Ship displacement={{Convert|16792|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} full load <br />
|Ship length={{Convert|523|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship beam={{Convert|72|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship draught=<br />
|Ship draft={{Convert|25|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|Ship propulsion=1 × 8-cylinder [[Sulzer (manufacturer)|Sulzer]] diesel<br />
|Ship speed={{Convert|17|kn|km/h}}<br />
|Ship range=<br />
|Ship complement=110 RFA + 50 Stores Working Party<br />
|Ship sensors=<br />
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|Ship armour=<br />
|Ship aircraft=<br />
|Ship aircraft facilities=Fitted with a flight deck but no hangar facilities until purchased by USMSC<br />
|Ship notes=<br />
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'''RFA ''Tarbatness'' (A345)''' was a fleet stores ship of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]].<ref name="hrfa">{{cite web |title=RFA Tarbatness |url=https://historicalrfa.uk/rfa-tarbatness/ |website=Historical RFA |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=15 October 2008}}</ref><br />
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In 1981, the ship was bought by the United States [[Military Sealift Command]] to serve as [[USNS Spica (T-AFS-9)|USNS ''Spica'' (T-AFS-9)]].<ref name=hrfa /><br />
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[[Category:Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]<br />
[[Category:1967 ships]]<br />
[[Category:Ness-class combat stores ships]]<br />
[[Category:Ships built by Swan Hunter]]<br />
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