HMS Salviking
British Salvage vessel
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| Name | HMS Salviking | ||
| Type: | Salvage vessel (King Salvor) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,440 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 14 Feb 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-168 (Helmuth Pich) | ||
| Position | 3° 30'N, 76° 30'E - Grid LC 9519 | ||
| Complement | 55 (27 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Colombo - Addu Atoll | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | On 14 Feb 1944 the HMS Salviking was hit by three torpedoes from U-168 of which one was a dud and sank southwest of Ceylon. | ||
| On board | We have details of 18 people who were on board. | ||
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