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Airlie Beach is a coastal locality and resort town in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , Airlie Beach had a population of 1,312 people. [ 1 ] The town is a tourist drawcard.
Kaz II had a three-man crew, all of whom were residents of Perth, Western Australia: Derek Batten (56), Peter Tunstead (69) and James Tunstead (63). [3] The three men were relatively inexperienced sailors, [7] [8] however the Skipper, Derek Batten had undertaken a sailing course and two extended trips onboard Kaz II around the Whitsunday Islands and to the outer reef.
Saint Mary Mackillop was sold to a party boat company in Geelong and renamed Hygeia IV where it now serves as a charter party boat.Susie O'Neill was sold to ZigZag Whitsundays in November 2024 and renamed Super Flyer where it now serves as a day tour from Airlie Beach to Whitehaven Beach.
de Havilland Marine was a division of Hawker de Havilland Australia Pty. Ltd. which is now owned by Boeing Australia and known as Boeing Aerostructures Australia.. Following the downturn of aviation manufacturing in the late 1950s, the Australian subsidiary of de Havilland looked to produce products utilizing the skills and knowledge available to the company.
Whitehaven Beach Beach vegetation, 2006. Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia. The island is accessible by boat, seaplane, or helicopter from Airlie Beach, as well as from Hamilton Island. It lies across from Stockyard Beach, also known as Chalkie's Beach, on Haslewood Island.
Berthon Boats, UK 28 April 1942 (UK) Ex-RN trans to RAN 1943. Trans to Royal Indian Navy 1944 HDML 1129 Thornycrofts, UK 7 November 1942 (UK) Sold in December 1947 HDML 1161 Sittinghouse, UK 9 January 1943 (UK) Sold on 10 December 1947 HDML 1321: Purdon, Aust 11 November 1943 Z Special Unit during WW2 Named Rushcutter in 1950s. Sold in August 1971.
[7] [17] Austal received the tender for eight 57.8 metres (190 ft) patrol boats on 12 August 2011. [18] Construction of the vessels, designated the Cape class, started in 2012 with the keel of the first boat being laid in June 2012, [19] and launched in January 2013. [20] The new patrol boats entered service between March 2013 and September ...
The Australian Patrol Boat Group is a Force Element Group (FEG) of the Royal Australian Navy. It manages the Navy's patrol boats. The Patrol Boat Group operates six Armidale-class patrol boats. The Group's headquarters is located at HMAS Coonawarra in the city of Darwin, additional support is provided by the class logistics office at HMAS Cairns.