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MAST ON A ROUNDABOUT - SAlvor 1947

1/6/2013

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Located at the West end of Church Street in Liverpool adjacent to the area known as Pier Head in the middle of a roundabout is the forward mast of a
ship.

I have driven passed this many times over the years but only yesterday noticed the ships name located at the top of the mast.

It is from the steam salvage ship Salvor (Official Number 181106) which was also used a buoy tender.

Built for the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board by Ferguson Bros, Port Glasgow as Yard No. 382 and launched on 24 April 1947 she was 164.6ft long with a beam of 34.2ft, 15.1m draft and 671T.

She was powered by two 3 cyl triple expansion steam engines generating 1300hp with two single ended forced draught boilers which supplied steam up to a maximum pressure of 220lbs.

Her twin screws could make 12.5 knots.

She was scrapped by Pemberton & Corlyon at Garston on 29 November 1978.

Picture taken 30 May 2013.

6 Comments
Doug Wallworth
29/5/2014 02:49:26 am

Hi
I have been aware of this mast for years , and I was able to visit her at Garston Docks before she was finally broken up. when this occoured it was indeed a messy sight. the practice now long since stopped. I have seen quite a few interestng things on the Mersey some good some sad.

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Stephen dalton
30/12/2015 12:57:57 pm

Hi, ihave got a fire torch from the st salvor, do ypu have any photos of her thanks ste

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Kevin O.
11/2/2016 04:24:37 pm

The Beatles were famously photographed aboard this vessel in 1962.

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kriss donald
28/1/2019 08:12:09 pm

My Father worked on the salvor and vigilant for a lot of his working life. How exciting to have found this information.

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John Burns
31/7/2019 11:50:11 am

Hi, I'm sure my grandfather also worked on her, his name was Jack Burns, have you heard his name?
Thanks
John Burns

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David Owens
19/8/2020 08:20:31 am

The mast was removed 18 August 2020, cut up for scrap! As part of the Strand 'improvements'

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    My interest in ships and the sea started back in 2006 when I worked for a couple of years  on the banks of the River Mersey. I have since been on a couple of cruises around the Med and in the Far East and have started to take more interest in researching and photographing some of the ships and other vessels seen on my travels.

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