Maritime Survey Australia completed a condition assessment of the Survey Motor Boat (SMB), Geranium at Woolwich Marina.
MSA were engaged to complete an inspection of the vessel as well as repairs being completed and provide advice on the best pathway to keep the Geranium operational.
Survey Motor Boat (SMB) Geranium is a 34 ft vessel built at the Garden Island Dockyard in Sydney, NSW and used by the Royal Australian Navy from 1950 to 1972. A full timber teak motorboat, Geranium was built as SMB1393 in 1949-50. She saw working life as an embarked survey craft from 1950 to 1972 before being sold into private ownership.
During her Navy service, the boat was attached to the River class frigate HMAS Barcoo (1951-56 and 1959-64) and the sloop HMAS Warrego (1956-59). She was returned to service in 2015 with the Navy where she is still used as a workboat and crew transfer vessel.
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Our Marine Surveyors are accredited with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), members of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and members of the certifying authority of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS).
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