120ft Motor Lighter

October 2017 April 2018 Australian Army 120 foot lighter AV 2050.jpg Australian Army 120ft motor lighter AV2050 during World War II 120ft Motor Lighter * Royal Australian Navy * Australian Army * Royal Australian Air Force * Royal Navy * United States Army ~50 Motor Lighter 250 tons 120 ft m on 24 ft m on 9 ft m on Diesel engines The 120 ft Motor Lighter was a class of lighters designed by the Australian Shipbuilding Board during World War II and built for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Navy and the US Army.Alsop, p.56.Wilson, p.32. Design The lighters were 120 ft m in length, 9 ft m depth and 24 ft m breadth and cost about $120,000 each to build. Operators Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy ordered three refrigerator, two stores and nine water variants. Ship Built Builder Service Notes MRL 251 MRL 252 MRL 253 Johnson's Shipyard, Melbourne Renamed HMAS Gayundah in 1969. MRL 254 Order cancelled MRL 255 Order cancelled MSL 251 Tulloch Limited, Rhodes Loaned to Department of External Territories, sank during a storm on 23 June 1950, with 17 lives lost. MSL 252 State Dockyard, Newcastle 1946–1973 Converted to a survey vessel in 1958, renamed HMAS Paluma. Paid off on 30 March 1973, and sold in 1974. MWL 251 Renamed HMAS Gunga Din. MWL 252 Order cancelled. MWL 253 MWL 254 Broken up at Homebush Bay. MWL 255 State Dockyard, Newcastle MWL 256 State Dockyard, Newcastle Renamed HMAS Lonsdale, later HMAS Gunga Din II. MWL 257 Sold for scrapping in 1985. MWL 258 Order cancelled. MWL 259 Order cancelled. Australian Army Thirty one vessels were ordered by the Australian Army. Ship Built Builder Service Notes AV 2050 Elspeth AV 2051 AV 2052 Johnson's Shipyard, Melbourne 1945 For auction in 1948. AV 2053 AV 2054 AV 2055 AV 2056 Evelyn AV 2057 AV 2058 AV 2059 AV 2060 AV 2061 AV 2062 AV 2063 AV 2064 AV 2065 AV 2066 Ellen Transferred to Royal Navy as MSL 41 AV 2067 Endeavour Transferred to Royal Navy as MSL 42 AV 2068 For auction incomplete in 1948. AV 2069 AV 2070 AV 2071 AV 2072 AV 2073 AV 2074 AV 2075 Emily AV 2076 AV 2077 AV 2078 AV 2079 AV 2080 Ebbtide Transferred to Royal Navy as MRL 21 Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force ordered five vessels. Royal Navy Ship Built Builder Service Notes MSL 41 MSL 42 MRL 21 United States Army Ship Built Builder Service Notes OL-22 Notes References Australian Army watercraft : Australia's unknown fleet : from the Second World War to the present day Alsop, Brian 1996 Topmill, Marrickville 1-876043-15-6 Royal Australian Navy : Profile No. 4. Royal Australian Navy 21st century warships: naval auxiliaries 1911–1999 (including Defence Maritime Services) Wilson, Michael Australia. Navy Office. Naval Historical Records Section Australia. Navy Office. Public Affairs 1994 Topmill, Marrickville 1-876270-72-1 Australia Royal Australian Navy Engineering Category:Cargo ships of the Royal Australian Navy Category:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Navy Category:Ships of the Royal Australian Air Force Category:Ships of the United States Army Category:Cargo ships of the Australian Army