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| Career |
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| Ordered: Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co, Goole as Yard Nr 408 |
17 April 1943 |
| Laid down: |
7 January 1944 |
| Launched: |
2 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: |
4 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned: |
October 1955. Laid up in reserve. |
| Fate: |
Sold commercially on 25 November 1971. Scrapped India in February 1978 |
| Struck: |
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| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
1780 tons full load |
| Length: |
218'00" |
| Beam: |
39'10" |
| Draught: |
15'07.25" |
| Propulsion: |
2 x 3 cyl triple expansion steam. |
| Speed: |
12 knots |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
72 |
| Armament: |
4 x 20mm AA. (4 x 1) |
| Aircraft: |
None |
| Motto: |
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RFA Salvalour (A494) was a salvage ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
