RFA Salvictor (A500)
RFA Salvictor (A500) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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| 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) |
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.
King Salvor-class salvage vessels | |
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 Royal Navy |
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 Argentine Navy |
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 Turkish Naval Forces |
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