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Just found a video at SkillsOne - Restoring Australia's trade history
showing restoration of an Admirals barge on Cockatoo island, it has double planked timber hull, wish I was still living in Sydney, I would be volunteering to work over there, it's a disgrace what has been done to Cockatoo Island, Regards Frank.
RAN hull numbers:
26ft Fast Utility Boat
2603 , built 1968, 5 ton, speed 15kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Cresswell
26ft Harbour Personnel Boat
2620, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based HMAS Stirling
2621, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based HMAS Cresswell
2622, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based Garden Island
2623, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based Garden Island
2624, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based Garden Island
2625, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based HMAS Encounter
2626, built 1968, 5 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 1, based HMAS Cerberus
30ft Harbour Personnel Boat
30102, built 1964, 5 ton, speed 11kts, Crew 1, based Codock
33ft Fast Utility Boat
3310, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Stirling
3311, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Platypus
3313, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Waterhen
3314, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Leeuwin
3316, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Cerberus
3317, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Penguin
3318, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Waterhen
3319, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 3, based HMAS Stirling
33ft Harbour Personnel Boat
3350, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Lonsdale
3351, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Cresswell
3352, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Garden Island
3353, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Garden Island
3354, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Garden Island
3355, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Coonawarra
3356, built ??, 7 ton, speed 14kts, Crew 2, based HMAS Leeuwin
an enigma in "fast" .....I used to dive off Fairmiles....one had GM671's and did 12 knots, the other had GM8V71's and did 16knots, we are talking 100' here not 26 or 30. Were the GM's detuned in these utility boats or just incorrectly set up?
Hey thanks 303gunner.
I did go and have another sticky ;)
It has the number F 3316 on the stern and inside has a plate with the date
14 11 73 which might suggest a build date.
I have had a response from RAN historical society and their response is
We can confirm that the boat in the photograph is one of a large number of Swift boats which were bought by the Navy in the 1960s, one of which was allocated to HMAS CERBERUS.
To those listed you also need to add those carried by ships.
Garry
Was it wood or glass construction, did you get a peek at the engines, Regards Frank.
I reckon it was glass Frank.
I didn't get a look at the engines.
I did not feel comfortable climbing aboard someone elses boat without permission.
Pete
BobQuote:
Originally Posted by bob10
So you were a fellow Muppet ;)
When were you there? What division?
Skuilnaam
Joined in 1964, Dampier Div., lived in the old WW2 huts, I remember the winters were cold, water used to freeze in the pipes, PT at 5.30 am, you went everywhere at the double. Boy, we were fit, we were called MOBIES, guess you know what it means....:D BobQuote:
Originally Posted by skuilnaam
I was in King Division - Joined 1990... Birdie rate ATC, went on to ATWL later on.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob10
Remember it will, Doubling, Captains Parade (was Capt Swan)
Runs to the "S" farm carrying the 'long weight'
The old train...
Quakers Hill Railway station, PNG park (was it known as that in your time?)