The Sprite class were a class of spirit tankers that served with the

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, supporting the

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during 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.

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