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RFA Sea Salvor (A503)

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in tow, to try to beach her to prevent her from sinking. However, within 3 nautical miles (6 km) of the beach,
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This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the
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King Salvor class salvage vessel of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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List of miscellaneous ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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deployed for service during "Operation Musketeer" – the
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From February to May 1954 she recovered wreckage of the
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which crashed on 10 January 1954 after taking off from
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February 1962. p. 22 396:Royal Navy post-World War 2 211:(22 km/h; 14 mph) 854: 755: 390:Mason, Geoffrey B (2007). 741: 144: 32: 23: 167:(1,809 t) full load 227:4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1) 175:218 ft (66 m) 145:General characteristics 493:-class salvage vessels 356:1968 Belice earthquake 323:rolled over and sank. 242:Royal Fleet Auxiliary 828:Ships built in Goole 688:Guardiamarina Zicari 302:– in December 1956. 284:G-ALYP "Yoke Peter" 362:on 14–15 January. 281:de Havilland Comet 785: 784: 750: 749: 263:, and arrived at 231: 230: 219:Between 52 and 72 845: 806: 799: 792: 764: 757: 710: 708: 707: 671: 669: 668: 631: 629: 628: 507: 505: 504: 483: 476: 469: 460: 436: 435: 433: 431: 414: 408: 407: 405: 403: 387: 381: 376: 326:In January 1968 73:25 December 1941 45: 42: 28: 21: 853: 852: 848: 847: 846: 844: 843: 842: 813: 812: 811: 810: 753: 751: 746: 737: 705: 703: 698: 666: 664: 659: 626: 624: 619: 502: 500: 495: 487: 445: 440: 439: 429: 427: 416: 415: 411: 401: 399: 389: 388: 384: 377: 373: 368: 273: 271:Service history 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 851: 849: 841: 840: 835: 830: 825: 815: 814: 809: 808: 801: 794: 786: 783: 782: 770:United Kingdom 765: 748: 747: 742: 739: 738: 736: 735: 716: 714: 700: 699: 697: 696: 677: 675: 673:Argentine Navy 661: 660: 658: 657: 645: 637: 635: 621: 620: 618: 617: 610: 603: 596: 589: 582: 570: 563: 556: 549: 542: 535: 528: 521: 513: 511: 497: 496: 488: 486: 485: 478: 471: 463: 457: 456: 451: 444: 443:External links 441: 438: 437: 409: 398:. 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RFA Ensign
Risdon Beazley
Goole
Thos. W. Ward
Grays, Essex
King Salvor class salvage vessel
long tons
knots
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Mine Counter Measures vessels
Goole Shipbuilding & Repair
Goole
HMNB Devonport
Grays, Essex
British Overseas Airways Corporation
de Havilland Comet
G-ALYP "Yoke Peter"
Rome
Italy
Suez Crisis
Persian Gulf
Dara
Ashton
Crofton
Stubbington
Walkerton
1968 Belice earthquake
Sicily
Coastal Class salvage vessel on trials, the HELP?

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