StateLibQld 1 14366 Two gunboats on the river at Bundaberg, Queensland, ca

In 1884, following the recommendations of the

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, the Queensland Marine Defence Force was established. To equip the new force, the

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colonial government purchased two gunboats and a torpedo boat. Queensland bought eight more vessels to create the second largest fleet in the Australian colonies behind

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. With the

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of the Australian colonies, those vessels still in service joined the

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in 1901 and the

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when it was formed in 1911. No ship ever met the enemy in battle or fell victim to enemy action despite the fact that most went on too long, albeit in some cases humble, careers in both naval and private hands past

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Vessels in alphabetical order

B

D

G

M

O

P

S

Vessels in chronological order by class

Torpedo boat

* ''Mosquito''

''Gayundah''-class gunboats

* ''Gayundah'' * ''Paluma''

Patrol vessel

* ''Otter''

Auxiliary gunboats

* ''Bonito'' * ''Bream'' * ''Dolphin'' * ''Pumba'' * ''Stingaree''

Torpedo launch

* ''Midge''

Mining tender

* ''Miner''

Notes

References

* * * *{{cite book , url=http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:210098/s00855804_1973_1974_9_5_21.pdf , title=History Along the Waterways: The Abandoned Hulks of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay , last=McLeod , first=Roderick , year=1974 , publisher=Royal Historical Society of Queensland , oclc=729223232 Queensland Marine Defence Force ships

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