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| Commissioned: 1943-9 Simons (Renfrew) |
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| Displacement:1,440 |
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| Length:200.2' pp |
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| Draught:12' |
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| Propulsion:TS triple Expansion 1,500 IHP |
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| Armament:4-20mm. AA (4 x 1) |
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ASV Ocean Salvor was handed to Risdon Beazley Ltd on delivery, they managed this ship and 29 other Admiralty Salvage Vessels until the end of the war when 25 were handed to the RMAS and three returned to the USA, two were war losses. They were NEVER prefixed HMS as they were civilian manned. RFA Ocean Salvor (A492) was a salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
