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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. 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. While
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OFLs 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1207 and 1208 remained in use with the Royal
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351:Australian and New Zealand Warships, 1913–1945
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474:Cork, Alisa (4 May 2015).
19:1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter
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273:OFL 1206, built at the
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122:General characteristics
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205:Royal Australian Navy
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263:OFL 1204, built by
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318:Cairns Post
256:Mort's Dock
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360:0868240958
299:References
287:OFL 1208,
240:OFL 1201,
175:Complement
167:Propulsion
138:820 tonnes
490:5 January
459:8 January
325:8 January
186:Data from
106:Completed
101:1940–1946
81:Operators
37:, in 2008
506:Category
289:Karpoint
270:OFL 1205
250:Brisbane
218:OFL 1201
201:lighters
198:oil fuel
48:Builders
35:OFL 1206
242:Rocklea
159:Draught
114:Retired
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211:Design
143:Length
183:Notes
98:Built
492:2017
461:2017
433:2011
404:2011
376:ISBN
355:ISBN
327:2017
192:The
170:None
151:Beam
127:Type
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