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RMAS Salmaster (A186)

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Name
  
RMAS Salmaster (A186)

Identification
  
IMO number 8402008

Draught
  
4 m

Launched
  
1986

Weight
  
2,200 tons

Draft
  
4 m

Operator
  
Serco Denholm

Beam
  
15 m

Construction started
  
1 May 1985

Length
  
77 m

Displacement
  
2.2 million kg

Builder
  
Hall, Russell & Company

Class and type
  
Sal-class large lifting ships

RMAS Salmaster (A186) was a Sal-Class mooring and salvage vessel. It came under the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy, and was sold in 2001.

Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1986, her displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement is 19 and speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).

Tasks include the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings.

She now operates for Gardline Shipping, a part of the Gardline group as MV Ocean Endeavour.

References

RMAS Salmaster (A186) Wikipedia