Fearless (tugboat)
Fearless | |
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Owner: | National Trust of South Australia |
Builder: | Midlands Shipyards Ltd |
Launched: | May 1945 |
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Tonnage: | Gross tonnage (GT) of 249 |
Length: | 36 m (118 ft) |
Propulsion: | Triple Expansion steam engine cylinders |
Fearless is a tugboat that is located in Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, Australia.
She was built in Midland, Ontario, Canada in 1945 as the Rockwing, then renamed Tapline 2 (1948-49) and Abqaiq 3 (1949-1954). She received the name Fearless in 1954.[1]
Fearless was put up for sale in 1972 in Brisbane and bought by Mr Keith LeLeu for $1. He sailed her to Adelaide with a volunteer crew, taking nine days. Four months later LeLeu sold the ship, with other museum materials, to the National Trust of Australia, again for $1.[2]
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