Fearless (tugboat) explained

Fearless is a tugboat that beached at Cruickshank’s Corner in Port Adelaide, South Australia, at -34.8406°N 138.5026°W

It was previously located in Birkenhead, South Australia, Australia.

She was built in Midland, Ontario, Canada in 1945 as the Rockwing, then renamed Tapline 2 (1948–49) and Abqaiq 3 (1949-1954). She received the name Fearless in 1954.^[1] Fearless was put up for sale in 1972 in Brisbane, Australia and bought by Keith LeLeu for $1. He sailed her to Port Adelaide in with a volunteer crew, taking nine days. Four months later LeLeu sold the ship, with other museum materials, to the National Trust of South Australia, again for $1. The collection was subsequently transferred to the History Trust of South Australia with the Fearless being transferred at a later date to a developer called Southern Sea Eagles.^{[2] [3]}

In 2017, Fearless was one of the ships considered in a study funded by Renewal SA about "a strategy for berthing or locating historic ships and vessels within the inner harbour of Port Adelaide."^[4]

And the ship was moved to Cruickshank's Corner in Port Adelaide.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ROCKWING . Great Lakes Vessels Online Index . Bowling Green State University . 17 February 2019.
2. Web site: The Purchase of the Fearless . Port Adelaide Historical Society . 16 February 2019.
3. Web site: Fearless . South Australian Maritime Museum . 16 February 2019.
4. Web site: Port Adelaide Renewal Project, Historic Ships and Boats Strategy . Prepared by Mulloway Studio for Renewal SA . 15 March 2017. 1, 2, 5 & 16 . 17 February 2019.