Foundation Franklin

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The S.S. Foundation Franklin was a sea-going salvage vessel operated by Foundation Maritime between 1930-1949. The ship was built for the British Navy in 1918.

[edit] History

The Foundation Franklin was built HMS Frisky in Dundee, Scotland, in 1918. She was designed to move capitol warships, and operate in rough weather. The ship was commisioned in the spring of 1919, but the ending of WWI ended the need for the HMS Frisky. She was used to tow warships to Scapa Flow until being laid up. In 1924, the ship was sold and performed towing work on the Rhine River and in the Baltic Sea. The Frisky was later purchased by a German project intending to tow barges across the Atlantic Ocean and renamed S.S. Gustavo Ipland, but the project was destined to fall through. The former HMS Frisky then was laid up until 1930.

The ship was purchased by a Foundation Maritime representative in 1930, and brought to Southampton the same year. After a complete refurbishing, the ship was sailed to Foundation Maritime headquarters in Montreal, Canada. She continued to operate in the salvage role until 1948, when a storm damaged the ship beyond repair. She was sold for scrap the following year.

[edit] Captains

1930 - James Sutherland. 1930-1932 - Unknown. 1932 - Captain Lewis. 1932-1934 - Reginald Featherstone. 1934-1940 - Irwin Power. 1940 - John Pynn. 1940-1941 - Cecil Ormiston. 1941-1947 - Harry Brushett. 1947-1948 - Captain Lahey.