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USCGC Cape Shoalwater was a 95-foot (29 m) type "C" Cape-class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1958 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat.
83-foot patrol boat: Succeeded by: Island class cutter: Completed: 36: General characteristics [1] Class and type: Patrol boat: Displacement: Type A, 102 tons fully loaded; Type B, 105 tons fully loaded; Type C, 98 tons fully loaded [2] Length: 95 ft (29 m) Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m) max: Draft: Type A, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Type B, 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m ...
HMAS Shoalwater (M 81), named for Shoalwater Bay in Queensland, was a Bay class minehunter of the Royal Australian Navy. She was built by Carrington Slipways at its Ramsay Fibreglass facility in Tomago, New South Wales , launched on 20 June 1987 and commissioned on 10 October 1987.
Shoalwater was fitted with two geared engines, of which historian Corning said "generated more noise than power". [3] Shoalwater , as her name indicated, was designed to run when all other boats were compelled to lay up for lack of water on the sand and gravel bars that often blocked river navigation.
HMAS Rushcutter (M 80) was one of two Bay class minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Carrington Slipways at its Ramsay Fibreglass facility in Tomago, New South Wales. [2]
Ships are typically larger than boats, but there is no universally accepted distinction between the two. Ships generally can remain at sea for longer periods of time than boats. [3] A legal definition of ship from Indian case law is a vessel that carries goods by sea. [4] A common notion is that a ship can carry a boat, but not vice versa. [5]
Penguin Island is a 12.5-hectare (31-acre) island off the coast near Perth, approximately 660 metres (722 yd) from Shoalwater. It was found to be home to a colony of 120 little penguins in 2024. [1] Since 2007, the island has experienced a 92 percent decline in penguin numbers, from a peak of 1,600 that year. [2]
USCGC Cape Cross was a 95-foot (29 m) type "C" Cape-class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1958 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. [ 3 ]