RFA Salvictor

HMS Salvictor
History
United Kingdom
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) [1]
Complement	72
Armament	4 × 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. 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.