RFA Prince Salvor (A292)

History
Name: Prince Salvor
Ordered: 25 December 1941
Builder: Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Goole
Yard number: 390
Laid down: 8 July 1942
Launched: 8 March 1943
Commissioned: 8 September 1943
Decommissioned: 1966
Fate: Scrapped at Pomphlett in October 1967
General characteristics
Class and type: King Salvor class salvage vessel
Type: Salvage vessel
Displacement: 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load
Length: 217 ft 11 in (66.42 m)
Beam: 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draught: 15 ft 7.25 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement: 72
Armament: 4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1)

RFA Prince Salvor (A292) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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