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History
United Kingdom
Name RMAS Salmaster (A186)
Operator Serco Denholm
Builder Hall, Russell & Company
Launched 1986
Identification IMO number: 8402008
General characteristics
Class and type Sal-class large lifting ships
Displacement 2,200 tonnes
Length 77 m
Beam 15 m
Draught 4 m
Propulsion 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,000 bhp
Speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement 19

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.

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