 Riverside OFL, the former OFL 1206, in 2008 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders |
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| Operators |
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| Built | 1940–1946 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Retired | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil fuel lighter |
| Displacement | 820 tonnes |
| Length | 187.9 feet (57.3 m) |
| Beam | 37.3 feet (11.4 m) |
| Draught | 12.3 feet (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | None |
| Complement | 6 [1] |
| Notes | Data from [2] |
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The lighters were 186 feet (57 m) in length and 36 feet (11 m) beam and cost about £38,940 each to build. [4] [5] The vessels did not have engines. At the time the first ship of the class was ordered for the Royal Australian Navy, it was to be the largest lighter ever built in Australia. [5] While OFL 1201 was completed in 1940, the other vessels in the class were not completed until 1945 or 1946. [2]
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