Forceful (tugboat)

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Forceful docked at the Queensland Maritime Museum in 2008
Career
Builder:	Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd, Govan, Scotland
Launched:	20 November 1925
Commissioned:	16 February 1942
Decommissioned:	11 October 1943
In service:	7 March 1926
Out of service:	28 September 1970
Fate:	Museum ship at the Queensland Maritime Museum since 10 June 1971
General characteristics
Displacement:	288 gross tons
Length:	36.88 m
Beam:	8.26 m
Draught:	4.08 m
Propulsion:	One triple expansion steam engine with three cylinders and two single ended boilers each with 2 furnaces producing an indicated 1050 HP
Speed:	13 knots
Armament:	One Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, one Vickers machine gun (RAN service only)

Forceful was an ocean going tugboat built for the Queensland Tug Company. Forceful was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd in Govan, Scotland and arrived at her homeport of Brisbane, Queensland on 7 March 1926. While she spent most of her career operating along the coast of Queensland, she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy during most of 1942 and 1943 as HMAS Forceful. During her war service she was based at Darwin and operated mainly in northern Australian waters. Forceful was retired from service in September 1970 and was handed over to the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane on 10 June 1971. She has been maintained in operating condition and makes frequent trips along the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay.

[edit] References

• Forceful. Queensland Maritime Museum website. Queensland Maritime Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
• SS Forceful. Historic Naval Ships Association website. Historic Naval Ships Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.