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Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago,
Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales
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on the Hunter River. It was originally opened in 1957 by John Laverick at Carrington
Carrington and Carington are surnames originating from one of the Carringtons in England, or from the town of Carentan in Normandy, France. It is also rarely a given name.
Surname Scientists
* Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist
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as Carrington Slipways, and built 45 ships between then and 1968. By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago, not far from the Pacific Highway. The shipyard was purchased by Forgacs Engineering in 1997.
Several First Fleet-class ferries were built at the Tomago yard. and were not built at either Carrington or the Tomago yard, but at Ramsay Fibreglass, a subsidiary company, from the Tomago yard.
Ships built by Carrington Slipways
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* * {{Hunter Region places and items of interest History of Newcastle, New South Wales Port Stephens Council Shipbuilding companies of Australia Australian companies established in 1957 Shipyards of New South Wales