Category:Forceful (tugboat, 1925)
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 5117559. A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. |
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Source: Scottish Built Ships, Australian General and International Shipping Registers, Miramar Ship Index
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Ship
- Type:
- Design by:
- Order date:
- Built by: Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd of Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Yard No:
- Keel laid:
- Launch date: 20.11.1925
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- Length over all: 36.88 m
- LPP: m
- Beam: 8.26 m
- Draught: 4.08 m
- GRT: 288
- DWT:
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- Main engine: 1 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
- Speed: 13 kn
- Bunker Capacities: 103 tons of coal and 78 tons of water.
- Coal Consumption: About 10 tons per day
History
- 1926 Named: Forceful for the predecessors of Queensland Tug Company Pty Ltd Flag: Australia
- 21.12.1925 Left Glasgow
- 07.03.1926 Arrived in Brisbane. Employed mainly in the Brisbane River.
- 16.02.1942 Commissioned as HMAS Forceful Worked around Fremantle
- 10.1942 Sailed for Darwin. From October, 1942 to August, 1943, engaged in harbour work around Darwin, towed lighters to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea and, on occasions, acted as a rescue vessel for aircraft and crews returning from bombing missions.
- 08.1943 Towed a landing ship to Brisbane
- 11.10.1943 Paid off and returned to her owners.
- 01.1964 Becoming the last coal-burning tug on the river. With the more efficient diesel engined tugs, Forceful's work gradually decreased, with frequent periods when she was idle.
- 28.09.1970 Retired from service.
- 10.06.1971 Handed over to the Queensland Maritime Museum Association and started to be a museum ship.
Media in category "Forceful (tugboat, 1925)"
The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.
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"FORCEFUL" (IMO- 5117559) TUG BOAT 287 tons. (14189167018).jpg 3,304 × 1,984; 2.6 MB
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Forceful (30426211614).jpg 3,666 × 2,323; 6.5 MB
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HMAS Forceful docked in Brisbane.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.26 MB
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HMAS Forceful.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 557 KB
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StateLibQld 1 107980 Forceful (ship).jpg 1,000 × 424; 120 KB
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StateLibQld 1 129447 Coringa (ship), Forceful (ship) and Carlock (ship).jpg 6,000 × 3,714; 1.48 MB
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StateLibQld 1 148375 Markunda (ship).jpg 642 × 1,000; 34 KB
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StateLibQld 1 167735 Forceful (ship).jpg 1,000 × 695; 42 KB
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StateLibQld 1 49952 Forceful (Ship).jpg 1,000 × 616; 81 KB
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StateLibQld 1 75579 Eagle Street wharves, Brisbane, Queensland, ca.1935.jpg 752 × 1,000; 114 KB
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Steam Tug "Forceful" - panoramio.jpg 1,408 × 1,056; 218 KB
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Steamtugforceful.JPG 1,340 × 1,208; 378 KB
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Tug Forceful (31069887116).jpg 4,687 × 2,423; 8.13 MB
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Tug Forceful on Brisbane River-01+ (490871140).jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 1.74 MB
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Tugboat Forceful South Brisbane - panoramio.jpg 1,408 × 1,056; 329 KB
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