RFA Salvictor (A500)

History


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 & 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)

RFA Salvictor (A500) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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

Royal Fleet Auxiliary	King Salvor Ocean Salvor Prince Salvor Salverdant Salvage Duke Salvalour Salveda Salventure Salvestor (ex-Assistance) Salvictor Salvigil Salviking Salviola Sea Salvor

Royal Navy	Reclaim Kingfisher (ex-King Salvor)

Argentine Navy	Tehuelche / Guardiamarina Zicari (ex-Kingfisher)

Turkish Navy	Imroz II / Cemil Parman (ex-Salviola)

List of miscellaneous ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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