RFA Salviola (A502)
RFA Salviola (A502) was a British salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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| Name: | RFA Salviola |
| Ordered: | 7 June 1943 |
| Builder: | Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew |
| Yard number: | 773 |
| Laid down: | 23 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 9 July 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 25 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | November 1958 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5159727 |
| Fate: | Sold to Turkish Navy, 28 August 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | King Salvor class salvage vessel |
| Displacement: | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load |
| Length: | 217 ft 4 in (66.24 m) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 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) |
Built by Wm. Simons & Co Ltd., of Renfrew, she was launched on 9 July 1945, commissioned on 25 July 1945, and decommissioned in November 1958. The ship was sold to Turkish Navy on 28 August 1959, renamed Imroz II, and renamed Cemil Parman in 1985. The ship arrived at Aliağa for scrapping on 2 October 1992.
King Salvor-class salvage vessels | |
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| Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
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 Royal Navy |
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 Argentine Navy |
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 Turkish Naval Forces |
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