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| Queensland Maritime Museum |
Did you know...
Did you know that the final surrender of the Second World War was signed aboard the Australian naval frigate HMAS DIAMANTINA that is docked at the Queensland Maritime Museum?
DIAMANTINA is the only surviving warship of her class in the world and these ships were the first of the modern naval frigates. The ship was built in Queensland during WW2 and is the largest naval exhibit from that conflict on display in Australia.
Between 1959-79 DIAMANTINA undertook important oceanographic research in the Indian, Southern and Pacific Oceans making many significant discoveries.
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Cape Don is located north of Darwin. A large navigation light tower was erected at Cape Don in 1917 and the optical apparatus was supplied by Chance Brothers of England. This light was the first erected by the Commonwealth of Australia and is 1 of only two of this size in Australia. It optical apparatus was replaced in 1983 and the light is now displayed in perfect working condition.
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Left: HMAS Diamantina on display
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Did you know that the making of model ships dates back over 5000 years? The Queensland Maritime Museum has over 300 model ships in the collection and a special exhibition from this collection is on display. The exhibition features a great diversity of styles and types of ships including tiny ships in bottles, builders’ models, and famous ships.
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Fury was built by Norman Wrights boat builders in Brisbane in 1937. During WW2 an American serviceman acquired her and in 1945 she was shipped to the USA. She was a unique feature of sailing in San Francisco and San Diego until the 1970s when she was retired. She was rediscovered in the late 1980s and when her new owner uncovered Fury’s Brisbane origins she decided to donate Fury to the maritime museum.
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Left: Bulwer Light with a Clifton gun in the foreground
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Did you know that the two Australians rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in 2002 and that their boat, Freedom, is on display at the Queensland Maritime Museum. The museum has a large collection of small boats including; champion skiffs, an 1890 Brisbane River kayak, General Macarthur’s dinghy, sailing boats and, power boats.
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In 1803, Matthew Flinders was returning to England via Indonesia as a passenger in the Porpoise when it and another ship in company (the Cato) hit Wreck Reef (unchartered). 90 survivors scrambled onto the reef. A couple of days later Flinders took 12 men and rowed/sailed back to Sydney (about 700 km) to raise the alarm. His work charting the Australian coast was very nearly lost.
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