HMAS Tobruk (L 50)
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HMAS Tobruk was a Landing Ship Heavy of the Royal Australian Navy, based on the design of the Round Table-class of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Planning for the ship began in the 1970s to provid
HMAS Tobruk at Fleet Base East in 2013
HMAS Tobruk beaching during an exercise in 2006
HMAS Tobruk in 1987
Tobruk with Adelaide underway as part of an Australian/U.S. Navy task group commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1992
Forgacs Shipyard
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Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales on the Hunter River. It was originally opened in 1957 by John Laverick at Carrington as Carrington Slipways, and built 45
HMAS Tobruk (L 50)
…Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Planning for the ship began in the 1970s to provide the Australian Army with a permanent sealift capability. She was laid down by Carrington Slipways in 1979, launched in 1980, and commissioned in 1981. She was a multi-purpose, roll-on/roll-off heavy lift ship capable of transporting soldiers, APCs…
Forgacs Shipyard seen from Laverick Avenue
Forgacs shipyard seen from the Pacific Highway. The large cranes seen in the right of the image were built for construction of HMAS Tobruk