HMS Abastor
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Abastor |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1943[1] |
| Decommissioned | 17 October 1945[1] |
| Fate | Decommissioned and closed down[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Stone frigate |
HMS Abastor was a Royal Navy training establishment involved in the planning of PLUTO, the undersea pipeline that supplied the allied troops with fuel during the liberation of Europe in 1944.[1] It was situated at Tilbury, Essex.[1] There was another PLUTO training establishment under the name HMS Abatos at Woolston, Southampton. [1]
Abastor's nominal depot ship was the NAB Interlude (43627), a Naval Auxiliary Boat which took the form of a petrol-driven harbour launch.[1] It was in service as a depot ship from November 1, 1943 through til July 1945, which was when it was transferred back to being a harbour launch. [1]
References
"Essex" is an invalid category parameter for Template:Coord missing.
The problem is usually caused either by a spelling mistake or by an-over-precise category.
For a full list of categories, see Category:Unclassified articles missing geocoordinate data and its subcategories.
- Ship infoboxes without an image
- Essex articles missing geocoordinate data
- Misclassified articles missing geocoordinate data
- All articles needing coordinates
- Royal Navy shore establishments
- Royal Navy bases in England
- Military installations established in 1943
- Military installations closed in 1945
- History of Thurrock
- Military history of Essex
