"ST Tancred" redirects here. The term may also refer to Saint Tancred.
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.
Commissioned as Tancred (W-104) under lend-lease on 18 February 1943 and served in the Atlantic Ocean. Transferred to Australia on 2 September 1944 she was operated by the Australian Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board until she returned to the custody of the United States Navy on 2 September 1945 and again retransferred back to Australia on the same day.
Tancred served until 2 August 1948, when she was again returned to the custody of the United States and was sold to Australia on 5 August 1948. She served with newly created Australian Salvage Board from 1949 and was later sold to the Department of Marine and Harbours, South Australia based at Port Adelaide.
Fateedit
Tancred was broken up in 1983. Her wheelhouse is on display at the Austbuilt Maritime Museum, Peterhead.
Referencesedit
^Straczek, J.H. (1996). The Royal Australian Navy. Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments. Sydney: Navy Public Affairs - Sydney. ISBN1-876043-78-4.
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