Sydney Maritime Museum
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The Sydney Maritime Museum, also known as Sydney Heritage Fleet, is a private not-for-profit museum located in Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Run and managed largely by volunteers, it owns and operates a large number of historic vessels including the barque James Craig.
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[edit] Ships of the Sydney Heritage Fleet
As listed in the SHF's website,[1] the fleet is currently composed of the following ships:
[edit] Operational vessels
- James Craig, a 1874 iron-hull 3-mast barque
- Waratah, a 1902 steam tug
- Lady Hopetoun, a 1902 VIP steam launch
- Boomerang, a 1903 schooner
- Protex, a 1908 inner-harbour motor launch
- Harman, a 1947 ex-RAN harbour workboat/passenger motor boat
- Berrima, a 1954 Botany Bay workboat/passenger motor boat
- Kookaburra II, a 1950s wooden speed boat
[edit] Under restoration
- John Oxley, a 1927 pilot vessel
- Kanangra, a 1912 wooden ferry
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
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Coordinates: 33°52′11.57″S 151°11′55.12″E / 33.8698806°S 151.1986444°E
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