ATLAS (A-428) class

 0 ATLAS-class SALVAGE SHIP (ARS) (ex-British BUSTLER class)

 Name     Pendant    Launched         Commissioned    Status

 ATLAS    A-428      June 21, 1944    Nov. 8, 1944    Stricken
   (ex-Greek NISOS ZAKYNTHOS; ex-British HMS BUSTLER)

This salvage vessel was purchased from the Royal Navy in 1965 for commercial service. She was acquired by the Greek navy on Aug. 1, 1979, and commissioned in Greek service in December 1979.

None.

 Henry Robb, Leith, Scotland, U.K.

 Displacement:       1,118 tons standard
                     1,630 tons full load
 Dimensions:
      length         205 ft       (62.48 m) overall
      beam            40 ft  5 in (12.32 m)
      draft           17 ft       ( 5.18 m) maximum
 Propulsion:         2 Atlas diesels; 3,200 total bhp;
                       2 shafts
 Performance:
      speed          16 knots
      range          3,400 nm at 11 knots
 Manning:            42 total
 Electronic Systems:
      radar          1 navigation

None.