Australian tugboat Caledonian Savior
Appearance
(Redirected from ST Sudbury II)
History | |
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Name | Caledonian Salvor |
Builder | Basalt Rock Company, Napa |
Laid down | 19 February 1942 |
Launched | 22 August 1942 |
Completed | 20 May 1943 |
Fate | Sold in 1958 |
History | |
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Owner | Island Tug and Barge, Vancouver |
Port of registry | Fiji |
Identification | IMO number: 5342908 |
Fate | Sank after catching fire in 1982. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Rescue and Salvage tug boat |
Tonnage | 1,334 gross tons |
The Sudbury II was a salvage and rescue tug that served during World War II with the Royal Australian Navy as Caledionian Salvor, however was never commissioned. She was sold in 1958 to Island Tug & Barge Ltd, Vancouver, renamed Sudbury II, and registered as a Fijian vessel. Sudbury II undertook numerous salvage jobs in the Pacific Ocean. She was sold in 1981 and became a fishing vessel and renamed Lady Pacific.[1]
Fate
[edit]She caught fire and sank off Prince Rupert on 31 October 1982.
Citations
[edit]- ^ Wilson, p. 75.
References
[edit]- Wilson, Michael; Australia. Navy Office. Naval Historical Records Section; Australia. Navy Office. Public Affairs (1994). Royal Australian Navy : Profile No. 4. Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships: naval auxiliaries 1911–1999 (including Defence Maritime Services). Topmill, Marrickville. ISBN 1876270721.
Further reading
[edit]- Norris, Pat Wastell; High Seas, High Risk: The Story of the Sudburys. ISBN 9781550172089