Forgacs Shipyard
 Forgacs Shipyard seen from Laverick Avenue | |
Formerly called | Carrington Slipways |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Tomago, New South Wales, Australia |
| Owner | Forgacs Group |
| Website |
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Forgacs shipyard seen from the Pacific Highway. The large cranes seen in the right of the image were built for construction of HMAS Tobruk
Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales on the Hunter River. It was originally opened in 1957 by John Laverick Snr. at Carrington as Carrington Slipways, and built 45 ships between then and 1968.[1] By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago, not far from the Pacific Highway. The shipyard was purchased by Forgacs Engineering in 1997.[2]
Several First Fleet-class ferries were built at the Tomago yard. HMAS Rushcutter and HMAS Shoalwater were not built at either Carrington or the Tomago yard, but at Ramsay Fibreglass, a subsidiary company, 1.5 km (1 mi) from the Tomago yard.
Ships built by Carrington Slipways
- Lady-class ferries (1974–1975)
- Cruise vessel Captain Cook II (1975)
- HMAS Tobruk (1980)
- First Fleet-class ferries (1984–1986)
- Cruise vessel John Cadman II (1986)[11]
- HMAS Rushcutter (1986)[12]
- HMAS Shoalwater (1987)[12]
- Ferry Peninsula Princess (1987)
- Icebreaker Aurora Australis (1988)
- Cruise vessel John Cadman III (1989)[13]
References
- ↑ "Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd (1958 - ?)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ "...our rich heritage has shaped the business we have become today". Forgacs. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- 1 2 Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0.
- 1 2 3 "Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts". Transport for NSW. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Alexander". Ferries of Sydney. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Borrowdale". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Charlotte II". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fishburn". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Friendship". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Golden Grove". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ John Cadman II Maritime Connector
- 1 2 Sharpe, Richard (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships. Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 28. ISBN 0 7106 0960 4.
- ↑ John Cadman III Maritime Connector
External links
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Media related to Forgacs Shipyard at Wikimedia Commons - Official website
- The Carrington Slipways Story on YouTube
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