Salvage vessels
All Salvage vessel classes
The list is divided by navy, then ordered by commissioned date of each class (oldest first).
| Commissioned | ||
|---|---|---|
Royal Navy | ||
| King Salvor (11) | 1942 - 1945 | |
| Dispenser (9) | 1943 - 1945 | |
US Navy | ||
| Diver (19) | 1943 - 1944 | |
| Anchor (6) | 1943 - 1944 | |
| Bolster (6) | 1945 - 1946 | |
5 ship classes.
Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class.
Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.
War losses: Salvage vessels
| Date | Vessel | Class | ||
1944 | ||||
 | 14 Feb 1944 | HMS Salviking | King Salvor | |
1945 | ||||
 | 24 Jan 1945 | USS Extractor (ARS 15) | Anchor | |
2 Salvage vessels lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
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