HMAS Gayundah - Dtatn's Journey

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HMQS Gayundah is a shipwreck at Woody Pot Redcliffe. A popular tourist spot for a selfie, her history is a fascatg tale which stretch over 8 s!

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HMAS GAYUNDAH

Informatn, photos and AIS vsel tracker for the Ship GAYUNDAH (IMO 0000000) * gayundah ship *

Acquired to al wh the perceived threat om the Rsian Pacific fleet, Gayundah and her sister ship Paluma were the first vsels orred by the Queensland ernment for the lony's Marime Defence Force.

Gayundah and crew while servg the Queensland Marime Defence Force. Gayundah sailed om Newstle-on-Tyne for Atralia unr the mand of Capta Henry Townley-Wright, RN, on 13 November 1884. Proceedg via Gibraltar, Malta, Suez, An, Colombo, Batavia, Thursday Island and Townsville, Gayundah arrived at Brisbane on 28 March 1885.

Thereafter Gayundah's chief duti were the protectn of Moreton Bay and trag ship for the Queensland Marime Defence Force. Reluctant to ply, and argug that bee his ship wore the Whe Ensign he was not unr Queensland thory, Wright moored Gayundah the middle of the Brisbane River and threatened to sail for Sydney.

CATEGORY:HMQS GAYUNDAH (SHIP, 1884)

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On 30 September 1892 Gayundah was laid up rerve Brisbane. In 1898 Gayundah remissned unr the Queensland Blue Ensign. Followg Feratn 1901 Gayundah beme a un of the Commonwealth Naval Forc, but owg to admistrative lays ntrol did not pass to the new Commonwealth ernment until 1904.

Gayundah remaed Queensland waters and on 9 April 1903 won some claim to fame when she rried out the first ship to shore wirels telegraphy experiments Atralia. Left: Gayundah 1903 wh her extra bambo mast fted for wirels telegraphy trials. Right: HMAS Gayundah drydock for route matenance (photo om a private llectn).

CATEGORY:SHIPWRECK OF HMQS GAYUNDAH (SHIP, 1884)

In 1911 Gayundah spent several months on a 'special cise', aimed at enforcg Atralian sovereignty north wtern waters.

GAYUNDAH REMOVE ADSIMAGE COPYRIGHT © JOHN WILSON47100 LIKEFAVORECOMMENTSHARESHARE ON FACEBOOKSHARE ON TWTERGET THUMBNAIL TO POST FOM, BLOG OR HOMEPAGEMOREFULL SCREENEXFIR DATADOWNLOAD PHOTOREMOVE ADSPHOTO TAILSPHOTOGRAPHER:JOHN WILSON [ VIEW PROFILE ]CAPTURED:JUN 23, 2013TLE:GAYUNDAHLOTN:BRISBANE, ATRALIAPHOTO CATEGORY:FERRIADD:JUN 23, 2013VIEWS:471IMAGE ROLUTN:2,464 X 1,632DCRIPTN:BRISBANE RIVER FERRY GAYUNDAH AT BRISBANE 23 JUN 2013.. BUILT: JUNE 1986 12M X 4.09M X 1.31M 56 PASSENGERS 10 KNOTS BUILT BY NORMAN PARK BOATBUILDG & SLIPWAY, BRISBANE OWNED BY BRISBANE CY COUNCIL VSEL PARTICULARSTHERE IS NO SHIP DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PHOTO!WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUGGT NEW SHIP DATA?ADD SHIP DATAPHOTO CATEGORITHIS SHIP IS NOT ASSIGNED TO ANY OTHER TEGORY.REMOVE ADSMORE OF THIS SHIP(0)MORE OF:THIS PHOTOGRAPHERGOT PHOTOS OF THIS SHIP? UPLOAD THEM NOW!COMMENT THIS PHOTO(0)

Gayundah ntued to provi rerve trag and on ocsn a venue for entertag senr officials. While unrgog repairs Sydney durg 1913-14 Gayundah received some stctural alteratns, a raised forestle takg the place of the turtleback forward. HMAS Gayundah, at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, after her new raised forestle had been fted 1914.

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Wh the threat om German merchant rairs creasg after 1917, Gayundah first assumed patrol duti off Port Jackson and later the Spencer Gulf.

Gayundah as a sand and gravel barge the Brisbane River. On 23 Augt 1918 Gayundah fally paid off Melbourne.

On 2 June 1958 after seventy four years afloat, Gayundah was beached as a breakwater off the Woody Pot cliffs on the Redcliffe Pensula jt north of Brisbane.

HMQS GAYUNDAH | REDCLIFFE

Gayundah at Redcliffe 1974. HMAS Gayundah's gun mount is on display at the Atralian War Memorial.

Jump to searchHMQS Gayundah flat-iron gunboat operated by the Queensland Marime Defence Force and later the Royal Atralian NavyUpload media WikipediaInstance offlat-iron gunboatLotnQueensland, AUSOperatorRoyal Atralian NavyManufacturerArmstrong WhworthLotn of creatnWalkerYard number470Country of registryAtralia27° 15′ 43. Shipwreck of HMQS Gayundah (ship, 1884)‎ (234 F). Media tegory "HMQS Gayundah (ship, 1884)".

THE ‘SPECIAL CISE’ OF HMAS GAYUNDAH, 1911

BL 6 ch 80 pounr gun om HMQS Gayundah outsi the Atralian War Memorial October.

QUEENSLAND. 1898. THE CREW OF HER MAJESTY'S QUEENSLAND SHIP GAYUNDAH AT THE SHIP'S ...

HMCS Gayundah bow view AWM. Gayundah wreck - panoram (1).

THE GREAT QUEENSLAND FLOODS OF 1893 AND HMQ SHIPS GAYUNDAH AND PALUMA

HMQS Gayundah (AWM 300017). HMQS Gayundah. Queensland State Archiv 2197 HMQ Gunboat Gayundah on the Brisbane River.

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