HMQS Gayundah
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HMQS Gayundah
HMQS Gayundah was a gunboat of Queensland's colonial navy. She was launched at Newcastle upon Tyne on May 13 1884 and sailed for Australia in the November of that year under the command of Captain Henry Townley-Wright. Upon arrival in Brisbane, Townley-Wright refused to relinquish his command and was eventually removed by a boarding party of Queensland Police.
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.
Length: 120 ft Displacement: 360 tonnes, Top speed: 11 knots, Armament: one 8-inch gun forward, one 6-inch gun aft
External link
- Gayundah page (http://www.gayundah.vze.com)