HMAS St Giles
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Royal Navy (1919–1921) |
| Builder | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 244 |
| Launched | 14 May 1919 |
| Australia | |
| Name | St Giles |
| Owner |
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| Fate | Scrapped in 1957 |
| Australia | |
| Name | St Giles |
| Owner | Royal Australian Navy (1939–1942), (1945-1947) |
| Fate | Returned to owners in 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Rescue/Saint class ocean tug |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Tonnage | 380 gross register tons |
| Length | 135.4 ft (41.3 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Installed power | 208 hp (155 kW) (nominal) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
HMAS St Giles (FY86) was a tugboat which was operated by the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Australian shipping firms J. & A. Brown and the Waratah Tug and Salvage Company. She was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow for the RN in 1919, was sold to J. & A. Brown in 1925, transferred to the Waratah Tug and Salvage Co Pty Ltd in 1931 and was commissioned into the RAN between 1940 and 1942 and 1945 and 1946 before being scrapped in 1956.