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Australian Shipbuilding Board
1941 – 1957
Commonwealth board that organised and supervised the building of merchant ships in Australian shipyards, first for the wartime shipbuilding programme and later for the Commonwealth's coastal fleet.
How it came into existence
Set up by the Commonwealth government in 1941 to run a wartime merchant shipbuilding programme in Australian yards, which produced River-class and other cargo ships.
How it ended
Wound up in 1957; administration of Commonwealth shipbuilding continued in the Department of Shipping and Transport.
- Administration of Commonwealth merchant shipbuilding
Main functions
- Wartime merchant shipbuilding programme
- Ordering and supervising construction of ships in Australian yards
- Building ships for the Australian Shipping Board and the Australian National Line
- Advice on the shipbuilding industry
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Lineage
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Sources
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