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| Ship type= [[Lighthouse |
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'''Mv Cape don''' is a lighthouse tender, situated as a [[museum ship]] in [[Waverton]], [[Australia]]. |
'''Mv Cape don''' is a [[lighthouse tender]], situated as a [[museum ship]] in [[Waverton]], [[Australia]]. |
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Built and launched by [[State Dockyard, Newcastle, New South Wales]] in 1962 for the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service, the 75m, 2103 gross tonnes ship serviced the lighthouses lightships and bouys of the australian coast from 1963 to 1990 |
Built and launched by [[State Dockyard, Newcastle, New South Wales]] in 1962 for the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service, the 75m, 2103 gross tonnes ship serviced the lighthouses lightships and bouys of the australian coast from 1963 to 1990 |
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The ship is being restored mainly by the labour of enthusiasts the [[Ship]] is on the Australian register of historic vessels |
The ship is being restored mainly by the labour of enthusiasts the [[Ship]] is on the Australian register of historic vessels |
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she is located on balls head bay [[Waverton]] [[Sydney]] |
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[[http://www.mvcapedonsociety.org.au/]] |
[[http://www.mvcapedonsociety.org.au/]] |
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Dockyard,_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales]] |
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Dockyard,_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales]] |
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[[http://emuseum.anmm.gov.au/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse¤trecord=1&page=search&profile=ARHVObjects&searchdesc=state%20dockyard&searchstring=QuickSearch/,/contains/,/state%20dockyard/,/false/,/true&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=2]] |
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Revision as of 23:16, 20 June 2011
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| Name | Cape Don |
| Namesake | Cape Don Light |
| Owner | Commonweaith Lighthouse Service |
| Route | Australian coast |
| Builder | State Dockyard, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Laid down | 1962 |
| Launched | 1962 |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Maiden voyage | March 29, 1963 |
| In service | 1963 |
| Out of service | 1990 |
| Homeport | Fremantle |
| Identification | 551 |
| Fate | Museum Ship |
| Status | Museum Ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lighthouse tender |
| Tonnage | 2103gwt |
| Length | 74.3m |
| Beam | 12.8m |
| Draft | 4.8m |
| Installed power | 2000bhp |
| Propulsion | Polar M65T |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Capacity | 2103 GRT |
| Complement | 39 |
Mv Cape don is a lighthouse tender, situated as a museum ship in Waverton, Australia.
Built and launched by State Dockyard, Newcastle, New South Wales in 1962 for the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service, the 75m, 2103 gross tonnes ship serviced the lighthouses lightships and bouys of the australian coast from 1963 to 1990 The ship is being restored mainly by the labour of enthusiasts the Ship is on the Australian register of historic vessels she is located on balls head bay Waverton Sydney
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