The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PRINCE OF WALES BAY, TAS 1943-04-29. SCENE IN THE YARD OF THE TASMANIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD WHERE EIGHT OF TWENTY 300 TON CARGO SHIPS TO BE BUILT FOR AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD ARE IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. THESE SHIPS OF 125 FEET IN LENGTH, 24 FEET BEAM AND DEPTH OF 12 FEET 6 INCHES AND WERE DESIGNED BY THE NAVY OFFICE, MELBOURNE.
PRINCE OF WALES BAY, TAS 1943-04-29. SCENE IN THE YARD OF THE TASMANIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD WHERE EIGHT OF TWENTY 300 TON CARGO SHIPS TO BE BUILT FOR AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD ARE IN THE COURSE OF
PRINCE OF WALES BAY, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-29. THE KETCH "ABEL TASMAN", BUILT BY TASMANIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD FOR 1ST AUSTRALIAN WATER TRANSPORT GROUP, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS.
HOBART, AUSTRALIA. 1943-04-30. SCENE IN THE TASMANIAN SHIPBUILDING BOARD'S YARDS AT PRINCE OF WALES BAY.
NORTH FREMANTLE, WA. A 300-TON WOODEN MERCHANT SHIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DESIGNED BY THE NAVY OFFICE, TWELVE OF THESE SHIPS WERE DELIVERED FROM THIS YARD BY THE END OF THE WAR.
BRISBANE, QLD. 1943-11-08. GENERAL VIEW OF THE SHIPBUILDING YARDS OF EVANS DEAKIN & CO LTD, KANGAROO POINT; VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ARE: TWO 10,000 TON CARGO SHIPS AND TWO FRIGATES FOR THE RAN. DUR
ONE OF THE 10 300-TON WOODEN CARGO VESSELS, DESIGNED BY THE NAVY OFFICE, CONSTRUCTED AT GLENORCHY, TASMANIA.
