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Riviera was established in Terrey Hills in 1980 by Bill Barry-Cotter. In 1981, the company relocated to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where the business established its long-term base. Riviera began exporting boats in 1983, with the first shipment made to the US that year.
The boat's speed, beauty, and craftsmanship earned it praise as the Ferrari of the boat world. [1] The company was founded by Pietro Riva in 1842, and run by Carlo Riva through its 1969 sale to the American Whittaker Corporation.
HMAS Collins, lead ship of her class Australia operates a single class of diesel-electric submarines, the six Collins-class boats which began entering service in 1993. The Collins was designed by the Swedish submarine builder Kockums as the Type 471 specifically to meet Australian requirements, many of which were derived from Australia's need for great range without utilizing a nuclear ...
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MS Riviera is an Oceania-class cruise ship (of 15 decks) which entered service with Oceania Cruises in May 2012. She is the sister ship of MS Marina . Riviera was built by Fincantieri in Sestri Ponente, Italy, and was launched in July 2011. [ 4 ]
The Australian Patrol Boat Group is a Force Element Group (FEG) of the Royal Australian Navy. It manages the Navy's patrol boats. The Patrol Boat Group operates six Armidale-class patrol boats. The Group's headquarters is located at HMAS Coonawarra in the city of Darwin, additional support is provided by the class logistics office at HMAS Cairns.
Cambrian served on the Australia Station and in the Indian Ocean, before returning to Britain in 1913 to be paid off and put up for sale. [3] The outbreak of the First World War led to the navy retaining her and commissioning her as a stoker's training ship named Harlech in 1916. [3] [6] She was renamed Vivid in 1921 and was sold in 1923. [6]
The Chatham class [c] of six ships, three for the Royal Navy and three for Australia (of which one was to be built in Australia) were ordered under the 1910–1911 Programme. The five British-built ships commissioned between 1912 and 1913, while Brisbane , the Australian-built ship was laid down in 1913 and completed in 1916. [ 2 ]