HMS Tancred (W 104)

"ST Tancred" redirects here. The term may also refer to Saint Tancred.
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tancred.
Sister ship HMAS Reserve in 1951
History
United Kingdom
BuilderGulfport Boiler & Welding Works, Port Arthur, Texas
Laid down3 September 1942
Launched1 January 1943
FateTransferred to Australia
Australia
Owner
Acquired2 September 1944
IdentificationIMO number: 5351947
FateBroken up in 1983
General characteristics
Displacement800 tons
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)
Draught14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)

Tancred was a salvage rescue tugboat operated by the Royal Navy (RN) between 1943 and September 1944 before being transferred to Australia. She was broken up in 1983.

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