HMAS St Giles

History
United Kingdom
OwnerRoyal Navy (1919–1921)
BuilderFerguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Yard number244
Launched14 May 1919
Australia
NameSt Giles
Owner
FateScrapped in 1957
Australia
NameSt Giles
OwnerRoyal Australian Navy (1939–1942), (1945-1947)
FateReturned to owners in 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeRescue/Saint class ocean tug
TypeTugboat
Tonnage380 gross register tons
Length135.4 ft (41.3 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Installed power208 hp (155 kW) (nominal)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine
Speed12.5 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.