Australian tugboat Caledonian Savior
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  Australia
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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 | |
| Name: |
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| Owner: | Island Tug and Barge, Vancouver |
| Port of registry: | Fiji |
| 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
She caught fire and sank off Prince Rupert on 31 October 1982.
Citations
- ↑ Wilson, p.75.
References
- 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
- Norris, Pat Wastell; High Seas, High Risk: The Story of the Sudburys. ISBN 9781550172089
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