RFA Salviola (A502)

RFA Salviola (A502) was a British salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

History
Name: RFA Salviola
Ordered: 7 June 1943
Builder: Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew
Yard number: 773
Laid down: 23 June 1944
Launched: 9 July 1945
Commissioned: 25 July 1945
Decommissioned: November 1958
Identification: IMO number: 5159727
Fate: Sold to Turkish Navy, 28 August 1959
General characteristics
Class and type: King Salvor class salvage vessel
Displacement: 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load
Length: 217 ft 4 in (66.24 m)
Beam: 37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draught: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 72
Armament: 4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1)

Built by Wm. Simons & Co Ltd., of Renfrew, she was launched on 9 July 1945, commissioned on 25 July 1945, and decommissioned in November 1958. The ship was sold to Turkish Navy on 28 August 1959, renamed Imroz II, and renamed Cemil Parman in 1985. The ship arrived at Aliağa for scrapping on 2 October 1992.


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