HMQS ''Miner'' was a vessel built for the
Queensland Army before being transferred to the
Queensland Maritime Defence Force
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by the
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at
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in 1901 and subsequently sold.
Construction and design
Displacing 65 tons, HMQS ''Miner'' was constructed by Evans Anderson & Phelon in
Brisbane, Queensland
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, in 1887. She was long, had a
beam
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and a
draught of forward and
aft. ''Miner'' was capable of sailing at a top speed of .
Service history
HMQS ''Miner'' was originally built for the Queensland Army as a military steamer. At some stage after this she was transferred to the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and refitted for service as a
submarine miner. An inspection of the vessel on 8 March 1901 determined that she was "in good condition but unsuitable for submarine mining defence".
Upon Federation, when the colonial navies were combined to form the Commonwealth Naval Forces, HMQS ''Miner'' sold to a civilian owner. She was put on Bishop Island at the mouth of the
Brisbane River
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in 1953. HMQS ''Miner'' is one of up to fifteen ships to be used to build up what was previously known as Hercules Bank and Bishop Island. The area has recently been reclaimed to extend facilities at the
Port of Brisbane
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...
.
See also
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List of Queensland Maritime Defence Force ships
In 1884, following the recommendations of the Jervois-Scratchley reports, the Queensland Marine Defence Force was established. To equip the new force, the Queensland colonial government purchased two gunboats and a torpedo boat. Queensland ...
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Colonial navies of Australia – Queensland
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List of Royal Australian Navy ships
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Current ships
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Ships of the Queensland Maritime Defence Force
1887 ships
Ships built in Queensland