1946 Wave-class oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
History United Kingdom Name
SS Empire Salisbury (1944-46)
RFA Wave Master (1946-63)
Builder Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland Laid down 1943 Launched 20 May 1944 Commissioned December 1946 Decommissioned 23 September 1962 Fate Scrapped in May 1963 General characteristics Tonnage 8,187 gross register tons (GRT) Displacement 16,483 tons full load Length 492 ft 8 in (150.16 m) Beam 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) Draught 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) Propulsion Parsons double reduction geared turbines,3 drum type boilers, 6,800 hp (5,100 kW). Speed 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
RFA Wave Master (A193) was a Wave-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary .
She was built as Empire Salisbury by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, and transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1946. She was laid up at Singapore on 23 September 1962, and scrapped at Jurong in May 1963.[ 1]
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