1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter

April 2018 April 2018 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter Riverside OFL on the Brisbane River in March 2008.jpg Riverside OFL, the former OFL 1206, in 2008 *Evans Deakin and Company (2) *Mort's Dock (2) *Poole & Steel (2) *Williamstown Naval Dockyard (2) *Royal Australian Navy *Riverside Marine 1940–1946 8 8 Oil fuel lighter 820 tonnes 187.9 ft m 37.3 ft m 12.3 ft m None 6http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42578483 Oil From Cairns for New Guinea Cairns Post Queensland, Australia 31 March 1948 8 January 2017 5 National Library of Australia Data fromGillett Ross Australian and New Zealand Warships, 1913–1945 1983 Doubleday Australia Sydney, Australia 0-86824-095-8 213 The 1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel lighters built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1946.Wilson, Michael; Australia. Navy Office. Naval Historical Records Section; Australia. Navy Office. Public Affairs (1994) (in English), Profile No. 4, Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships, Topmill, Marrickville, N.S.W, 0-646-22841-2 Design The lighters were 186 ft m in length and 36 ft m beam and cost about £38,940 each to build.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17651419 Oil Fuel Lighter for Navy, £38,940 Contract Let 19 January 1940 The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 19 January 1940, p.13. 22 December 2011http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42221438 Tender for Lighter, Largest in Commonwealth, Brisbane firm successful. 20 January 1940 Cairns Post, Saturday 20 January 1940, p.13. 22 December 2011 The vessels did not have engines. At the time the first ship of the class was ordered for the Royal Australian Navy, it was to be the largest lighter ever built in Australia. While OFL 1201 was completed in 1940, the other vessels in the class were not completed until 1945 or 1946. The lighters were capable of carrying up to 1,204 tons of oil fuel, which was transferred to other vessels using four pumps. The lighters were also fitted with accommodation spaces and a galley on their upper deck, and carried a 15 ft m on dinghy. Oil fuel lighters Eight ships of the class were eventually constructed, of which two were allocated names. OFL 1201, Rocklea, built by Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane OFL 1202, built by Mort's Dock OFL 1203, built by Mort's Dock OFL 1204, built by Poole and Steel. Based at Darwin as of 1953.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217743971 Long tow ahead Brisbane Telegraph 11 December 1953 8 January 2017 8 National Library of Australia Sunk for target practice in October 1985. OFL 1205 OFL 1206, built at the Williamstown Naval Dockyard, was completed on 12 October 1945, and was sold into mercantile service in 1964. Operated in Brisbane as Riverside OFL until being sold in 2009 and scrapped. Funnel preserved outside Riverside Marine's headquarters.Cork Alisa Stack of Memories of Fun Times, Hard Work http://newfarmvillagenews.com.au/stack-of-memories-of-fun-times-hard-work 5 January 2017 New Farm Village News 4 May 2015 6 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170106021956/http://newfarmvillagenews.com.au/stack-of-memories-of-fun-times-hard-work OFL 1207, built at the Williamstown Naval Dockyard, was completed on 15 February 1946, and was still in service in the late 1980s. OFL 1208, Karpoint, built by Evans Deakin and Company, Brisbane OFLs 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1207 and 1208 remained in use with the Royal Australian Navy as of 1983. By this time 1205 and 1206 had been sold. References Category:Tankers of the Royal Australian Navy