HMQS Miner
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BuilderEvans Anderson & Phelon, Brisbane
In service1887
Out of service1901
HomeportBrisbane, Queensland
_1922.png) Miner in 1922 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  Queensland | |
| Builder | Evans Anderson & Phelon, Brisbane |
| In service | 1887 |
| Out of service | 1901 |
| Homeport | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Fate | Sold to private operator. Abandoned as breakwater, Bishop Island, 1953. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 65 tons |
| Length | 92 ft 9 in (28.27 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft (1.5 m) forward, 4' aft |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
HMQS Miner was a vessel built for the Queensland Army before being transferred to the Queensland Maritime Defence Force. She was not taken on strength by the Commonwealth Naval Forces at Federation in 1901 and subsequently sold.
Displacing 65 tons, HMQS Miner was constructed by Evans Anderson & Phelon in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1887. She was 92.75 feet (28.27 m) long, had a 15-foot (4.6 m) beam and a draught of 5 feet (1.5 m) forward and 4 feet (1.2 m) aft. Miner was capable of sailing at a top speed of 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).[1]