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<h2 id="ships-built-by-carrington-slipways">Ships built by Carrington Slipways</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Lady-class_ferry/McqRvwdS">Lady-class ferries</a> <ul><li><i>Lady Wakehurst</i> (1974)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><i>Lady Northcott</i> (1975)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>Cruise vessel <i><a href="/facts/Captain_Cook_Cruises%2c_Australia/gNW25Hr3">Captain Cook II</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/facts/HMAS_Tobruk_(L_50)/pvNAt5Tk">HMAS <i>Tobruk</i></a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/facts/First_Fleet-class_ferry/SeKK205h">First Fleet-class ferries</a> <ul><li><i>Supply</i> (1984)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><i>Sirius</i> (1984)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><i>Alexander</i> (1985)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><i>Borrowdale</i> (1985)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><i>Charlotte</i> (1985)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><i>Fishburn</i> (1985)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><i>Friendship</i> (1986)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><i>Golden Grove</i> (1986)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><i>Scarborough</i> (1986)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Freshwater-class_ferry/YEMukkBu">Freshwater-class ferries</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/MV_Narrabeen/YEMukkBu">Narrabeen</a></i> -1984</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/MV_Collaroy/YEMukkBu">Collaroy</a></i> - 1988</li></ul></li> <li>Cruise vessel <i><a href="/facts/Captain_Cook_Cruises%2c_Australia/gNW25Hr3">John Cadman II</a></i> (1986)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Captain Cook Cruises - Lady Hawkesbury 1987 </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/HMAS_Rushcutter_(M_80)/cXjaBJBU">HMAS <i>Rushcutter</i></a> (1986)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HMAS_Shoalwater/3VcESqnQ">HMAS <i>Shoalwater</i></a> (1987)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li>Ferry <i><a href="/facts/Peninsula_Princess_(Australia)/KP8KJUpX">Peninsula Princess</a></i> (1987)</li> <li>Icebreaker <i><a href="/facts/Aurora_Australis_(icebreaker)/UVsMNn14">Aurora Australis</a></i> (1988)</li> <li>Cruise vessel <i><a href="/facts/Captain_Cook_Cruises%2c_Australia/gNW25Hr3">John Cadman III</a></i> (1989)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Media related to Forgacs Shipyard at Wikimedia Commons</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccMUxUTbFaw&t=875s">The Carrington Slipways Story</a> on <a href="/facts/YouTube_video_(identifier)/db276jst">YouTube</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Search By Letter - ABC PRONOUNCE". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080637/http://www2b.abc.net.au/abcpronunciation/SearchByLetter.aspx#?L=F" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080637/http://www2b.abc.net.au/abcpronunciation/SearchByLetter.aspx#?L=F</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd (1958 – ?)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 September 2011. <a href="http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000852b.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000852b.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"...our rich heritage has shaped the business we have become today". Forgacs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150304024933/http://www.forgacs.com.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Fabrication-Newcastle2.jpg" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150304024933/http://www.forgacs.com.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Fabrication-Newcastle2.jpg</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0. <a href="0 86777 091 0" target="_blank">0 86777 091 0</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0. <a href="0 86777 091 0" target="_blank">0 86777 091 0</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts". Transport for NSW. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts". Transport for NSW. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Alexander". Ferries of Sydney. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/alexander.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/alexander.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Borrowdale". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/borrowdale.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/borrowdale.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Charlotte II". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/Charlotte%20II.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/Charlotte%20II.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Fishburn". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/fishburn.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/fishburn.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Friendship". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/friendship.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/friendship.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Golden Grove". Ferries of Sydney. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/Golden%20Grove.html" target="_blank">http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/Golden%20Grove.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts". Transport for NSW. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182709/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-ferries-fleet-facts</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>John Cadman II Maritime Connector <a href="http://maritime-connector.com/ship/john-cadman-ii-8512487/" target="_blank">http://maritime-connector.com/ship/john-cadman-ii-8512487/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Sharpe, Richard (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships. Coulsdon: Janes Information Services. p. 28. ISBN 0 7106 0960 4. <a href="0 7106 0960 4" target="_blank">0 7106 0960 4</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Sharpe, Richard (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships. Coulsdon: Janes Information Services. p. 28. ISBN 0 7106 0960 4. <a href="0 7106 0960 4" target="_blank">0 7106 0960 4</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>John Cadman III Maritime Connector <a href="http://maritime-connector.com/ship/john-cadman-iii-8808848/" target="_blank">http://maritime-connector.com/ship/john-cadman-iii-8808848/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>