Formerly called Carrington Slipways Industry Shipbuilding Founder John Laverick Sr | Type Private Owner Forgacs Group Founded 1957 | |
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Headquarters Tomago, New South Wales, Australia Website www.forgacs.com.au/locations/tomago | ||
Forgacs Shipyard /ˈfɔːˌdʒæks/ is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales on the Hunter River. It was originally opened in 1957 by John Laverick Sr. at Carrington as Carrington Slipways, and built 45 ships between then and 1968. By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago, not far from the Pacific Highway. The shipyard was purchased by Forgacs Engineering in 1997.
Several First Fleet-class ferries were built at the Tomago yard. HMAS Rushcutter and HMAS Shoalwater were not built at either Carrington or the Tomago yard, but at Ramsay Fibreglass, a subsidiary company, 1.5 km (1 mi) from the Tomago yard.
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