RMAS Salmoor (A185)
SD Salmoor (previously RMAS Salmoor (A185)) was a Sal-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Clyde, and based at Great Harbour, Greenock. She was originally operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, but after the organisations disbandment in March 2008 she was operated by Serco Marine Services.[1]
.jpg) RMAS Salmoor on the Firth of Clyde, 2006 | |
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| Name: | RMAS Salmoor (A185) |
| Ordered: | 31 September 1984 |
| Builder: | Hall, Russell & Company |
| Laid down: | 10 January 1985 |
| Launched: | 25 May 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 10 September 1985 |
| Out of service: | 2008 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Clyde |
| Status: | Transferred to Serco Marine Services |
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| Name: | SD Salmoor |
| In service: | 2008 |
| Out of service: | 2013 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Clyde |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sal-class large lifting ships |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tonnes |
| Length: | 77 m |
| Beam: | 15 m |
| Draught: | 4 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,000 bhp |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 19 |
Salmoor was built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1985. She had a displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement was 19 and speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1]
Her duties included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings.[1]
See also
- Naval Service (United Kingdom)
- List of ships of Serco Marine Services
References
- Bush 2005, pp. 57, 76
- Bush, Steve (2005). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Liskeard, Cornwall: Maritime Books. ISBN 1-904459-11-0.
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