RFA Ocean Salvor (A492) was a King Salvor-class ocean salvage ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Ocean Salvor
OperatorRisdon Beazley
Ordered22 May 1942
BuilderWm. Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew
Yard number764
Laid down2 October 1942
Launched31 August 1943
In service23 September 1943
Out of serviceNovember 1958
IdentificationPennant number: A492
Fate
  • Sold commercially, February 1960
  • Scrapped at Karachi, October 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeKing Salvor class salvage vessel
Displacement1,780 long tons (1,809 t) full load
Length217 ft 11 in (66.42 m)
Beam37 ft 11 in (11.56 m)
Draught15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Propulsion2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement72
Armament4 × 20 mm AA guns (4×1)

ASV Ocean Salvor was handed to Risdon Beazley Ltd. on delivery; they managed this ship and 29 other Admiralty salvage vessels until the end of the war when 25 were handed to the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service and three returned to the USA; two were war losses. These ships were never prefixed HMS as they were civilian crewed.[citation needed]

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