RFA Salvictor

HMS Salvictor
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Salvictor
Ordered13 August 1942
BuilderWm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew
Yard number765
Laid down27 June 1943
Launched11 March 1944
Commissioned31 March 1944
Decommissioned1970
FateHanded over to the breakers at Briton Ferry, 19 June 1970
General characteristics
Class & typeKing Salvor class salvage vessel
Displacement1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load
Length217 ft 10 in (66.40 m)
Beam37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draught15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Propulsion2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[1]
Complement72
Armament4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1)

RFA Salvictor (A500) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[1][2] She was deployed in 1951 as part of the effort to locate the missing submarine HMS Affray.[3]

Salvictor was built by Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd. of Renfrew, launched on 11 March 1944,[4] and commissioned on 31 March 1944. Decommissioned in 1970, the ship was handed over to the breakers at Briton Ferry on 19 June 1970.

References

  1. ^ a b James, Tony (1986). The Royal Fleet auxiliary, 1905 - 1985. Liskeard: Maritime Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-9077-7121-1.
  2. ^ "Floating dock salved". The Times. No. 52480. 27 November 1952. p. 7. ISSN 0140-0460.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Sarah, ed. (April 2012). "Subsmash: the loss of HMS Affray". Navy News: 44. OCLC 649250332.
  4. ^ Jane's fighting ships, 1969-70. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1969. p. 364. OCLC 30910135.


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