RFA Salviola (A502)

History


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
Fate:	Sold to Turkish Navy, 28 August 1959
General characteristics
Class & 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)

RFA Salviola (A502) was a British salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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

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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