HMQS Gayundah

HMQS Gayundah
Redcliffe, Australia (AU)
HMQS Gayundah was a gunboat of Queensland's colonial navy. She was launched at Newcastle upon Tyne on May 13, 1884. Gayundah was assigned to reserve duties in 1892 and in 1904 became part of the new Royal Australian Navy. With the outbreak of World War 1, Gayundah was assigned to coastal patrols of Moreton Bay and was retired shortly afterwards. She was sold into civilian hands and spent the rest of her life as a sand and gravel barge on the Brisbane River. Finally, in 1958 she was run aground at Woody Point, at Redcliffe to serve as a breakwater.
HMQS Gayundah was a gunboat of Queensland's colonial navy. She was launched at Newcastle upon Tyne on May 13, 1884. Gayundah was assigned to reserve duties in 1892 and in 1904 became part of the new Royal Australian Navy. With the outbreak of World War 1, Gayundah was assigned to coastal patrols of Moreton Bay and was retired shortly afterwards. She was sold into civilian hands and spent the rest of her life as a sand and gravel barge on the Brisbane River. Finally, in 1958 she was run aground at Woody Point, at Redcliffe to serve as a breakwater.
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Links: members.optusnet.com.au, en.wikipedia.org
By: Hinkkanen

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