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After the war Norman Wright built commercial boats such as trawlers, luggers, and vessels for the tourist resorts. During this period, the yard built boats for the Barrier Reef islands of Lindeman, South Molle, Orpheus, Magnetic and Hayman. By the 1950s, Norman Wright's sons had assumed responsibility for the day-to-day operation. [1]
Forgacs attributed the sale to their contract to build destroyers coming to an end. [8] [9] In 2022, there was an attempt to have the dockyard listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. [10] In June 2023, the Queensland Heritage Council declined to list the dockyard on the heritage register and the site was then offered for sale as an ...
The first Uniflite boat an all fiberglass 17' outboard. Uniflite soon added a 14', an 18' and a 20' outboard and inboard/outboard boats, followed by a 25' express cruiser followed by a 31' and a 34' boat. Uniflite was the only boat builder exclusively using fire-retardant resins in the production of pleasure boats. [citation needed]
Austal Limited is an Australian-based global ship building company and defence prime contractor that specialises in the design, construction and support of defence and commercial vessels. [5] Austal's product range includes naval vessels, high-speed ferries , and supply or crew transfer vessels for offshore windfarms and oil and gas platforms.
Forceful was a sea-going tugboat built for the Queensland Tug Company by Alexander Stephen and Sons Ltd in Govan, Scotland in 1925.She worked at her homeport of Brisbane, Australia between 1926 and 1970 berthing ships and assisting nearby casualties.
Lars Halvorsen Sons Industry boatbuilding Founded 1925 Founder Lars Halvorsen Headquarters Sydney, Australia Subsidiaries Kong & Halvorsen Marine & Engineering Company Lars Halvorsen Sons was an Australian pleasure craft and boat building company, described as "one of the most famous [names] in Australian marine engineering". Early history Halvorsen Boats traces its roots to 1887 when Halvor ...
HMAS Collins, lead ship of her class Australia operates a single class of diesel-electric submarines, the six Collins-class boats which began entering service in 1993. The Collins was designed by the Swedish submarine builder Kockums as the Type 471 specifically to meet Australian requirements, many of which were derived from Australia's need for great range without utilizing a nuclear ...
The Queensland Government advertised Bishop Island for lease in 1947, as well as an offer for sale. The annual rental price was £60 and the lease term was for five years. [58] The Brisbane City Council proposed building a power station on Bishop Island in 1949, which never came to fruition. [59] There was a small number of people living on the ...