| TRV Tailor (803) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Name: | TRV Tailor (803) |
| Namesake: | The Tailor |
| Builder: | Williamstown Dockyard, Victoria |
| Decommissioned: | 1988 |
| Renamed: | Tailor (1982-present) |
| Status: | Active in private service as of 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 93 tons |
| Length: | 26.96 metres (88.5 ft) |
| Beam: | 6.38 metres (20.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.11 metres (6.9 ft) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
TRV Tailor (803) was a Torpedo Recovery Vessel operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1988. She was constructed by the Williamstown Dockyard. Designated as TRV 255, she was renamed TRV 803 Tailor on 6 November 1982. Tailor spent her RAN career as a tender at Jervis Bay until sold in 1988.
Tailor is now operated by Defence Maritime Services under contract to the Royal Australian Navy and is based at HMAS Stirling.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ Wertheim (2007). p. 32.
References[]
- Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-955-X. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5iDJCTRvNjEC&pg=PA29&dq=Defence+maritime+services+ships#PPA28,M1.
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