500-ton Oil Fuel Lighter
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Builders
- Mort's Dock, Balmain, New South Wales
- Poole & Steel, Balmain, New South Wales
OperatorsRoyal Australian Navy
Built1913–1916
Completed4
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders |
|
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy |
| Built | 1913–1916 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil Fuel Lighter |
| Length | 156 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Capacity | 550 tons |
The 500-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel lighters built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1913 and 1916.[1]
The lighters were 156 feet (48 m) in length, 14 feet (4.3 m) depth and 30 feet (9.1 m) breadth and cost about £18,000 each to build.[2] The hull included 10 oil tanks, separated by air spaces and cofferdams, which held a capacity of 550 tons of liquid fuel oil.[2] Sleeping accommodation and a saloon were also provided in the forward portion. Two sets of diesel engines with centrifugal pumps discharged the fuel oil from the tanks.[2]