Forgacs Shipyard

Australian shipbuilding company

Forgacs Shipyard

Forgacs Shipyard seen from Laverick Avenue

Formerly| Carrington Slipways
Company type| Private
Industry| Shipbuilding
Founded| 1957
Founder| John Laverick
Headquarters| Tomago, New South Wales,

Australia

Parent| Forgacs Marine & Defence
Forgacs shipyard seen from the Pacific Highway. The large cranes seen in the right of the image were built for construction of HMAS Tobruk

Forgacs Shipyard /ˈfɔːrdʒæks/[1] 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 ships between then and 1968.[2] By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago, not far from the Pacific Highway. The shipyard was purchased by Forgacs Engineering in 1997.[3]

Several First Fleet-class ferries were built at the Tomago yard. HMAS Rushcutter and HMAS Shoalwater were not built at either Carrington or the Tomago yard, but at Ramsay Fibreglass, a subsidiary company, 1.5 km (1 mi) from the Tomago yard.

## Ships built by Carrington Slipways

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* Lady-class ferries
* Lady Wakehurst (1974)[4]
* Lady Northcott (1975)[4]
* Cruise vessel Captain Cook II (1975)
* HMAS Tobruk (1980)
* First Fleet-class ferries
* Supply (1984)[5]
* Sirius (1984)[5]
* Alexander (1985)[6]
* Borrowdale (1985)[7]
* Charlotte (1985)[8]
* Fishburn (1985)[9]
* Friendship (1986)[10]
* Golden Grove (1986)[11]
* Scarborough (1986)[5]
* Freshwater-class ferries
* Narrabeen -1984
* Collaroy \- 1988
* Cruise vessel John Cadman II (1986)[12]

Captain Cook Cruises - Lady Hawkesbury 1987

* HMAS Rushcutter (1986)[13]
* HMAS Shoalwater (1987)[13]
* Ferry Peninsula Princess (1987)
* Icebreaker Aurora Australis (1988)
* Cruise vessel John Cadman III (1989)[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Search By Letter - ABC PRONOUNCE". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. ^ "Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd (1958 – ?)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
3. ^ "...our rich heritage has shaped the business we have become today". Forgacs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
4. ^ a b Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0.
5. ^ a b c "Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts". Transport for NSW. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
6. ^ "Alexander". Ferries of Sydney. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
7. ^ "Borrowdale". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
8. ^ "Charlotte II". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
9. ^ "Fishburn". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
10. ^ "Friendship". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
11. ^ "Golden Grove". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
12. ^ John Cadman II Maritime Connector
13. ^ a b Sharpe, Richard (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships. Coulsdon: Janes Information Services. p. 28. ISBN 0 7106 0960 4.
14. ^ John Cadman III Maritime Connector

## External links

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* Media related to Forgacs Shipyard at Wikimedia Commons
* The Carrington Slipways Story on YouTube

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* Anna Bay
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Commerce & industry

| Industry|

* Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
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Secondary|

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Tertiary|

* Avondale College
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Entertainment, sport & culture

* Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium
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Geography

| General|

* Broughton Island
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National parks
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* Barrington Tops
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* The Glen

Rivers|

* Allyn
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* Pages
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Historical

| Air transport|

* Broadmeadow Aerodrome

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Defence|

* Fort Scratchley
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Education|

* Newcastle Boys' High School

General|

* Greater Newcastle Act 1937
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* Maitland Gaol
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* Nobbys Head
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Industry|

* Cockle Creek Power Station
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* Rothbury riot
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* South Waratah Colliery
* State Dockyard
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* Walka Water Works
* Walsh Island Dockyard & Engineering Works
* Wangi Power Station

Maritime|

* Bluebell Collision
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* Maianbar shipwreck
* MV Sygna shipwreck
* Nobbys Head Light
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Natural disasters|

* 1989 Newcastle earthquake

Rail|

| General|

* Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot
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* Murulla rail accident
* Richmond Vale Railway Museum
* Wallsend Railway Goods Shed

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Railway lines|

* Belmont
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* Newcastle
* Ravensworth
* Toronto
* Whittingham
* Wickham
* Wingen

Trams|

* Trams in Newcastle
* West Wallsend Steam Tram Line

Wine making|

* Lindeman's

World War II|

* No. 2 Fighter Sector RAAF
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Infrastructure

| Transport|

| Road|

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Road bridges|

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Railway lines|

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Air|

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Ferry|

* Stockton ferry service

Light rail|

* Newcastle Light Rail

Utilities|

| Electricity generation|

* Bayswater Power Station
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* Teralba Colliery
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Water supply|

* Chichester Dam
* Glenbawn Dam
* Grahamstown Dam
* Lostock Dam
* Tillegra Dam proposal

Media

* ABC Newcastle
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* Maitland Mercury
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* Nine Northern NSW
* New FM
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* The Herald
* Triple M
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Other

| Defence|

* No. 26 Squadron RAAF
* RAAF Base Williamtown

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General|

* Cessnock Correctional Centre
* Christ Church Cathedral

Health & medical research|

* Hunter Medical Research Institute
* John Hunter Hospital

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