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'''{{SS|Alacrity}}''' was a tug built in [[Granville, Manche|Graville]], France in 1893 as {{ship||Jean Bart|1893|2}}, and was operated by the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce. She was sold in 1902 to [[Howard Smith Limited|Howard Smith]] and renamed ''Alacrity'' for tug service in [[Port Phillip]], Australia.<ref name=shipdata/> In 1917, during [[World War I]], she was purchased by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] for use as a patrol vessel, inspection vessel, and minesweeper based at [[Fremantle]] in [[Western Australia]]. She was never commissioned. After being sold in 1925, she was slated for breaking up and was moored in [[Jervoise Bay, Western Australia|Jervoise Bay]], until a fierce gale in [[Cockburn Sound]] wrecked her in 1931.

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The '''SS ''Alacrity''''' was a 353 gross tons tug built in Graville, France in 1893 as ''Jean Bart'' and was operated by the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce. She was sold in 1902 to Howard Smith and renamed ''Alacrity'' for tug service in [[Port Phillip]], Australia.<ref name=shipdata/> During the First World War, she was purchased by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in 1917 for use as a patrol vessel, inspection vessel, and minesweeper based at Fremantle. She was never commissioned. After being sold in 1925, she was slated for breaking up was moored in [[Jervoise Bay, Western Australia]], however a fierce gale in [[Cockburn Sound]] wrecked her in 1931.


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==References==
==References==
*Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 – Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8
*Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 – Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. {{ISBN|978-1-876270-72-8}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/16118167@N04/5187693520/ Photo of Navy tug ''Alacrity'']
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/16118167@N04/5187693520/ Photo of Navy tug ''Alacrity'']
*[http://innopac.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2446432 Photos of ''Alacrity'' wreck c.1945.]
*[http://innopac.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2446432 Photos of ''Alacrity'' wreck c.1945.]


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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameJean Bart
NamesakeJean Bart
OwnerDunkirk Chamber of Commerce (1893–1902)
BuilderGraville, France
Launched1893
FateSold 1902
Australian/Commonwealth red ensign (1901–1903)Australia
NameAlacrity (1902–1929)
Owner
Acquired1902 by purchase
FateWrecked 1931
General characteristics
Tonnage353 grt
Length44.3 m (145 ft 6 in)[1]
Beam8.2 m (27 ft)[1]
Depth4.3 m (14 ft 3 in)[1]
PropulsionTwin screw

SS Alacrity was a tug built in Graville, France in 1893 as Jean Bart, and was operated by the Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce. She was sold in 1902 to Howard Smith and renamed Alacrity for tug service in Port Phillip, Australia.[1] In 1917, during World War I, she was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy for use as a patrol vessel, inspection vessel, and minesweeper based at Fremantle in Western Australia. She was never commissioned. After being sold in 1925, she was slated for breaking up and was moored in Jervoise Bay, until a fierce gale in Cockburn Sound wrecked her in 1931.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d "The New Tug Alacrity". The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 15 August 1902. p.8. 15 August 1902. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

References

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  • Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 – Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8
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