Green Point Naval Boatyard

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The Green Point Naval Boatyard was a shipyard on the southern bank of the Parramatta River at Green Point, Mortlake, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. During World War II, 20 Fairmile B motor launches were assembled from hulls pre-fabricated in England at the shipyard. For at least part of the time the Shipyard was managed by Cecil Boden, who later became well known as a designer. [1]

Ships built at Green Point Naval Boatyard

GPV967 (HMAS Jabiru) Completed April 1946 [2]

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References

  1. "Green Point Naval Boatyard". Australian National Maritime Museum . Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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