Carpentaria is a Light Ship or a lightvessel, which is a ship which acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction. CLS 2 spent much of its time in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Hence the name CARPENTARIA emblazoned along the side but was last stationed in the Bass Strait oilfields serving as a traffic separator.
Lighthouses and navigational beacons are built on solid ground. The Light Ship evolved from the need for a beacon to be located on the edge of shoal waters, where it was impossible to construct a permanent Lighthouse. CLS 2 Carpentaria was designed in Scotland and built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, in 1917.
These vessels were used in pairs, while one was on station, the other was in port under maintenance. Each year, the replacement would be towed to position, and the one that had been on the station would be towed back to port for refit.
The flashing light was powered by a supply of acetylene gas, carried in four A-300 size acetylene cylinders. A “sun valve” turned on and off the flow of gas to the burner at dusk and dawn. A warning bell tolled with the rolling of the ship to warn mariners during periods of reduced visibility, such as in rain or fog.
Carpentaria – Light Ship
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- Name: Carpentaria – Light Ship
- Built: 1917
- Retired: 1985
- Length (Overall): 72ft (21.94m)
- Length (Waterline): 70ft 7″ (21.51m)
- Beam: 25ft 8″ (7.82m)
- Draft: 9ft (2.74m)
- Displacement: 164 tonnes
- Candlepower: 1,500
- The range of Light: 10 nautical miles (18.5km)
- Museum: Queensland Maritime Museum
A Tour of the Queensland Maritime Museum
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- Ella’s Pink Lady
- Freedom – Atlantic Rowing Race Boat
- Forceful – Tugboat
- Carpentaria – Light Ship
- HMAS Diamantina
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A Tour of Museums in Brisbane
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- Queensland Art Gallery
- Queensland Museum & Science Centre
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
- RD Milns Antiquities Museum
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- Commissariat Store, Brisbane
- Queensland Police Museum
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A Tour of Museums in Australia
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- Museums in Sydney
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Australian Museum
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Museum of Sydney
- Powerhouse Museum
- Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
- Nicholson Museum
- Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
- Museum of Fire
- Museums in Sydney
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- Museums in Melbourne
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Melbourne Museum
- Shrine of Remembrance
- Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
- State Library of Victoria
- National Sports Museum
- Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
- Old Melbourne Gaol
- Chinese Museum, Melbourne
- Jewish Museum of Australia
- Museums in Melbourne
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- Museums in Canberra
- National Museum of Australia
- National Gallery of Australia
- Australian War Memorial
- National Portrait Gallery
- Museums in Canberra
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- Museums in Brisbane
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Queensland Museum & Science Centre
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
- RD Milns Antiquities Museum
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- Commissariat Store, Brisbane
- Queensland Police Museum
- Museums in Brisbane
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- Museums in Perth
- Art Gallery of Western Australia
- WA Shipwrecks Museum
- Perth Mint
- WA Maritime Museum
- Fremantle Prison
- Museums in Perth
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- Museums in Adelaide
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- South Australian Museum
- Migration Museum, Adelaide
- Museums in Adelaide
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- Museums in Hobart
- Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Museums in Hobart
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- Museums in Darwin
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
- Darwin Military Museum
- Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
- Museums in Darwin
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Australian Proverbs and Quotes
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- Australian Proverbs and Quotes
- Australian Aboriginal Sayings and Quotes
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“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”
– William James
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