Australian tugboat Caledonian Savior
| History | |
|---|---|
|   Australia | |
| 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 | 
 | 
| 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
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