RFA Salvictor
King Salvor class salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RFA Salvictor (A500) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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HMS Salvictor | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RFA Salvictor |
Ordered | 13 August 1942 |
Builder | Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew |
Yard number | 765 |
Laid down | 27 June 1943 |
Launched | 11 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1970 |
Fate | Handed over to the breakers at Briton Ferry, 19 June 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | King Salvor class salvage vessel |
Displacement | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load |
Length | 217 ft 10 in (66.40 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 72 |
Armament | 4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1) |
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Salvictor was built by Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd. of Renfrew, launched on 11 March 1944, and commissioned on 31 March 1944. Decommissioned in 1970, the ship was handed over to the breakers at Briton Ferry on 19 June 1970.
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