About this object‘’Porpoise ll’’ was 50 foot long, with a rear wheelhouse and a 110 Alan Diesel engine achieving 350 revs.
There was 10 ton of machinery forward of the mast and such was the weight that the vibration from the idling engine generated waves causing the boat to shake severely. The boat had to be strengthened for fear she would shake itself to bits.
Place MadeOceania, Australia, New South Wales, Port Stephens, Nelson Bay
MakerThompson, Sam
Maker RoleBoat Builder
PeriodLate 20th Century
Formatjpeg
Object TypeFishing Vessel
Subject and Association KeywordsBoat building
Subject and Association KeywordsBoats
Subject and Association KeywordsFishing - commercial
