| 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]
