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HMS Salviking

Salvage vessel of the King Salvor class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSalvage vessel
ClassKing Salvor 
Pennant 
Built byWilliam Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched22 Dec, 1942 
Commissioned27 Jan, 1943 
Lost14 Feb, 1944 
Loss position03.30N, 76.30E (See a map)
 
HistoryTorpedoed and sunk on 14 February 1944 by U-168 in the Indian Ocean, south west of Ceylon in position 03º30'N, 76º30'E. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 14 Feb, 1944 by U-168 (Pich).

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