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DT Quokka (1801)

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Name
  
Quokka

Completed
  
December 1983

Decommissioned
  
1998

Length
  
18 m

Displacement
  
99,790 kg

Beam
  
6.2 m

Namesake
  
The Quokka

Commissioned
  
1994

Launched
  
October 1983

Weight
  
111.8 tons

Draft
  
2.4 m

Builder
  
Portland

Status
  
Active in private service as of 2011

DT Quokka (1801) was a medium harbour tug operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1998. She was constructed by Shoreline Engineers, Portland, Victoria in 1982 and completed in December 1983. Quokka spent most of her RAN career at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, except for a brief stint in Darwin, and was sold in 1998.

Quokka is now operated by Defence Maritime Services.

References

DT Quokka (1801) Wikipedia