RMAS Salmaster (A186)
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Ocean endeavour west africa.jpg | Ship caption = Salmaster as Ocean Endeavour in 2013 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country =United Kingdom | Ship flag ={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval-RMAS}} {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} | Ship name = RMAS Salmaster (A186) | Ship owner = *1986-2001 Ministry of Defence
| Ship operator = *1986-1996 Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
| Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 12 November 1985 | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 10 April 1986 | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = | Ship identification={{IMO Number|8402008}} }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Sal-class large lifting ships | Ship tonnage = {{GT|1967}} | Ship displacement = 2,225 tonnes | Ship length = {{convert|77.1|m}} | Ship beam = {{convert|14.9|m}} | Ship draught = {{convert|3.8|m}} | Ship draft = | Ship propulsion = 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,000 bhp | Ship speed = {{convert|15|kn}} | Ship range = | Ship complement = 19 (as Salmaster) | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
RMAS Salmaster (A186) was a Sal-class mooring and salvage vessel completed in 1986 for the Royal Navy and initially operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS). She was sold in 2001 into commercial ownership.{{harvnb|Bush|2005|pp=57, 76}}
RMAS ''Salmaster''
Salmaster was built by Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen, as Yard No. 994 and launched on 12 November 1985.{{cite web |title=Salmaster |url=https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=52339 |website=Scottish Built Ships |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Research Trust |access-date=10 December 2023}} Her displacement is 2,225 tonnes and dimensions {{convert|77.1|m}} length, {{convert|14.9|m}} beam and {{convert|3.8|m}} draught. The ship was powered by two Ruston & Hornsby diesels, totalling {{convert|4,000|bhp}}, driving two screw propellers and giving a service speed of {{convert|15|knots}}. In naval service her complement was 19.
The ship was commissioned on 10 April 1986 with pennant number A186. Tasks included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings as well as marine salvage. In 1996 the operations of RMAS were transferred to Serco Denholm (a joint venture between Serco Group and British shipping company Denholm).
''Ocean Endeavour''
Salmaster was sold in 2001 to British marine services and survey company Gardline of Great Yarmouth, converted for research and survey work, and was renamed Ocean Endeavour. As at December 2023, she is operated world-wide by Gardline Marine Sciences.
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| last = Bush
| first = Steve
| title = British Warships and Auxiliaries
| publisher = Maritime Books
| year = 2005
| location = Liskeard, Cornwall
| isbn = 1-904459-11-0 }}
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Category:Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
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