Forceful

Forceful was an ocean-going tugboat built in Scotland. She arrived at her homeport of Brisbane, Queensland, in 1926. In Brisbane, Forceful was employed mainly in the Brisbane River and coast assisting with towing and helping many stricken ships.

As a consequence of World War II, Forceful was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy during most of 1942 and 1943 as HMAS Forceful (W126). During her war service, she was based at Darwin and operated mainly in northern Australian waters. She received two battle honors for her wartime service.

The postwar years saw changes to the tug fleet in Brisbane, resulting in Forceful becoming the last coal-burning tug on the river in 1964. With the more efficient diesel-engined tugs, Forceful’s work gradually decreased, and in 1970 she was retired from service.

Forceful – Tugboat

- Name: Forceful – Tugboat
- Launched: 1925
- Retired: 1970
- Tonnage: 288 gross tons
- Length: 121 ft (36.88m)
- Beam: 27.1 ft (8.26m)
- Draught: 13.4 ft (4.08m)
- Speed: 13 knots
- Machinery: 1 triple expansion steam engine with three cylinders and two single-ended boilers, each with two furnaces producing an indicated 1050HP.
- Working pressure: 175psi (1205.75 Kpa)
- Bunker Capacities: 103 tons of coal and 78 tons of water
- Coal Consumption: Approximately 10 tons per day
- Museum: Queensland Maritime Museum

A Tour of the Queensland Maritime Museum

- - Ella’s Pink Lady
  - Freedom – Atlantic Rowing Race Boat
  - Forceful – Tugboat
  - Carpentaria – Light Ship
  - HMAS Diamantina

A Tour of 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

A Tour of Museums in Australia

- - 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 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 Canberra
    - National Museum of Australia
    - National Gallery of Australia
    - Australian War Memorial
    - National Portrait Gallery
- - 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 Perth
    - Art Gallery of Western Australia
    - WA Shipwrecks Museum
    - Perth Mint
    - WA Maritime Museum
    - Fremantle Prison
- - Museums in Adelaide
    - Art Gallery of South Australia
    - South Australian Museum
    - Migration Museum, Adelaide
- - Museums in Hobart
    - Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
    - Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- - Museums in Darwin
    - Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
    - Darwin Military Museum
    - Australian Aviation Heritage Centre