Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Salvage vessel |
Class | King Salvor |
Pennant | |
Built by | William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 22 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 27 Jan 1943 |
Lost | 14 Feb 1944 |
Loss position | 3° 30'N, 76° 30'E |
History | Torpedoed and sunk on 14 February 1944 by U-168 in the Indian Ocean, south west of Ceylon in position 03º30'N, 76º30'E. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Salviking |
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