Fearless (tugboat)
 Fearless
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Rockwing (1945 - 1947) |
| Builder | Midlands Shipyards Ltd |
| Launched | May 1945 |
| History | |
 Saudi Arabia | |
| Name | Abqaiq 3 |
| Owner | Arabian-American Oil Co., Ltd |
| In service | 1949 |
| Out of service | 1954 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Name | Fearless (1954 - current) |
| Owner |
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| In service | 1954 |
| Out of service | 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | Gross tonnage (GT) of 249 |
| Length | 113 feet (34 m) |
| Beam | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 12.42 feet (3.79 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple Expansion steam engine cylinders |
Fearless is a tugboat that beached at Cruickshank’s Corner in Port Adelaide, South Australia, at 34°50′26″S 138°30′09″E / 34.84055°S 138.50259°E
It was previously located in Birkenhead, South Australia, 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.
Fearless was put up for sale in 1972 in Brisbane, Australia and bought by Keith LeLeu for $1. He sailed her to Port Adelaide in with a volunteer crew, taking nine days. Four months later LeLeu sold the ship, with other museum materials, to the National Trust of South Australia, again for $1. The collection was subsequently transferred to the History Trust of South Australia with the Fearless being transferred at a later date to a developer called Southern Sea Eagles.
In 2017, Fearless was one of the ships considered in a study funded by Renewal SA about "a strategy for berthing or locating historic ships and vessels within the inner harbour of Port Adelaide."
And the ship was moved to Cruickshank's Corner in Port Adelaide.
References
- ^ "ROCKWING". Great Lakes Vessels Online Index. Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "The Purchase of the Fearless". Port Adelaide Historical Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Fearless". South Australian Maritime Museum. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Port Adelaide Renewal Project, Historic Ships and Boats Strategy" (PDF). Prepared by Mulloway Studio for Renewal SA. 15 March 2017. pp. 1, 2, 5 & 16. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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