Freeware CFS2 RFA Salvictor salvage vessel. Multi LOD, includes DP.  Model, paint, DP and config by Psullykeys. 

Instructions:  

1)Place ship in the CFS2/Ships folder.  

2)Add the .jpg in the included INFO folder to the main CFS2 INFO folder.

3)Add the following to the mdlnames.txt found in the main CFS2 folder:

"PSK_salvictor" = RFA Salvictor


History:

Name: 	RFA Salvictor (Royal Fleet Auxiliary)
Ordered: 	13 August 1942
Builder: 	Wm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew
Yard number: 	765
Laid down: 	27 June 1943
Launched: 	11 March 1944
Commissioned: 	31 March 1944
Decommissioned: 	1970
Fate: 	Handed over to the breakers at Briton Ferry, 19 June 1970
General characteristics
Class and type: 	King Salvor class salvage vessel
Displacement: 	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load
Length: 	217 ft 10 in (66.40 m)
Beam: 	37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draught: 	15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Propulsion: 	2  3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Speed: 	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 	72
Armament: 	4  20 mm AA guns (41)


Items of historic interest (from Historical RFA online and "To Sail No More" Part 7): -

From June 1944 following the Normandy invasion Salvictor was allocated to Rouen and the River Seine approaches where with sv Salvage Chieftain they dealt with 162 shipping casualties.

1 September 1944 sailed Seine Bay in convoy FTC 85 to Southend arriving the next day.

Attached to the BPF in 1945.

24 March 1946 involved with RFA King Salvor, RFA Prince Salvor and another salvage vessel in the salvage of a US Liberty ship 'Josiah Nelson Cushing' for which the crews of the salvage ships received salvage money. The salvage of this vessel was completed by 16 May 1946.

3 May 1950 divers from Salvictor used to assess the block ships at Dover Harbour prior to salvage. Also completed survey of the "Royal Oak" in 1950.

1 April 1952 sent to Singapore from the UK to work with HMS Barfoil in the salvage of Admiralty Floating Dock 9 which had been sunk during the Second World War. The AFD had been towed to Singapore from the UK in 1928. Salvage actually started on 22 October 1952. The first part of the Dock was raised on 27 November 1952. Described at the time as one of the biggest and toughest salvage jobs ever undertaken anywhere in the world.

Present at the Christmas Island neuclear tests in 1957.

Laid up in reserve in 1963.

12 May 1966 Salvictor was being towed from Pembroke Dock to Plymouth unmanned by PAS Tug Sea Giant and in heavy weather when 5 miles off the Manacle Rocks near the Lizard Point the tow parted. A crew from HMS Murray went on board. Later it was possible to get a fresh tow from the  Sea Giant and both vessels continued their passage to Plymouth.

19 June 1970 Broken up at Britton Ferry.

 RFA Salvage Vessels

King Salvor Class Ocean Salvage vessels. Built 1942/45. 1440 tons disp. Manned as RFAs from 1947. Sea Salvor in service until 1973. Others transferred to RMAS 1970. RFA King Salvor A291. RFA Ocean Salvor A492. RFA Prince Salvor A292. RFA Salvalour A494. RFA Salventure A384. RFA Salvestor A499. RFA Salvictor A500. RFA Salvigil A501. RFA Salviola A502. RFA Sea Salvor A503. RFA Salvage Duke A234.


Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Collin, for his help with FSDS. Also Tango Romeo, Simonu, Crashaz and Good2be for some shipbuilding insights. I receive great support from the dirty dozen!

Legal:  Freeware, may not be included in any payware without written permission of the author.  If used in freeware, please acknowledge author. I'm not responsible for difficulties with your computer due to the use of this freeware.

Enjoy!

Psullykeys 08/26/2010