Evans Deakin and Company
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Evans Deakin and Company was an Australian engineering company and shipbuilder. Originally based in Brisbane
, the company was started in 1910 by Daniel Evans and Arthur Deakin. The company started out as a supplier of engineering equipment. The first workshop was acquired in 1913.
The company later became Evans Deakin Industries (EDI). On 10 April 2001, EDI was acquired by Downer and Company, with the resulting merger being renamed Downer EDI
.
In between World War I and II, Evans Deakin was involved in the fabrication of 300 railway wagons for Queensland Government Railways, the manufacture of steel components for the Story Bridge, and the introduction of oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding
to Queensland.
. The company developed the site so that the construction of military and merchant craft could be completed.
The Evans Deakin shipyard constructed 81 ships between 1940 and its closure in 1971, including eleven s, a Bay class
frigate, and several s. They also built trawlers, steamers, bulk carriers, tankers and tugs. The last major expansion at the Kangaroo Point site occurred in 1967 when the Frank Nicklin Dry Dock was constructed.
The company built the largest ship ever made on the Brisbane River
, the oil tanker Robert Miller. Its construction was nearly complete when it broke free of its mooring during the 1974 Brisbane flood
. The final vessel constructed at Kangaroo Point was the oil rig, Southern Cross in 1976.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, the company was started in 1910 by Daniel Evans and Arthur Deakin. The company started out as a supplier of engineering equipment. The first workshop was acquired in 1913.
The company later became Evans Deakin Industries (EDI). On 10 April 2001, EDI was acquired by Downer and Company, with the resulting merger being renamed Downer EDI
Downer EDi
Downer EDI is an Australian Stock Exchange Top-100 company that provides comprehensive engineering and infrastructure management services to the public and private transport, energy, infrastructure, communications and resources sectors, across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific...
.
In between World War I and II, Evans Deakin was involved in the fabrication of 300 railway wagons for Queensland Government Railways, the manufacture of steel components for the Story Bridge, and the introduction of oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding
Arc welding
Arc welding is a type of welding that uses a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point. They can use either direct or alternating current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes...
to Queensland.
Kangaroo Point operations
At the start of World War II, a shipyard was established at Kangaroo PointKangaroo Point, Queensland
Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located directly east across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane central business district.- Geography :...
. The company developed the site so that the construction of military and merchant craft could be completed.
The Evans Deakin shipyard constructed 81 ships between 1940 and its closure in 1971, including eleven s, a Bay class
River class frigate
The River class frigate was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic....
frigate, and several s. They also built trawlers, steamers, bulk carriers, tankers and tugs. The last major expansion at the Kangaroo Point site occurred in 1967 when the Frank Nicklin Dry Dock was constructed.
The company built the largest ship ever made on the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
, the oil tanker Robert Miller. Its construction was nearly complete when it broke free of its mooring during the 1974 Brisbane flood
1974 Brisbane flood
The 1974 Brisbane flood occurred in January 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, when waterways in the city experienced significant flooding...
. The final vessel constructed at Kangaroo Point was the oil rig, Southern Cross in 1976.