Forgacs Marine and Defence

{{Short description|Australian engineering and shipbuilding company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}}

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| name = Forgacs Marine and Defence Pty Ltd

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| former_name = Forgacs Group

| type = Proprietary company

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| industry = Maritime engineering

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| founder = Stephen Forgacs

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| hq_location_city = Newcastle, New South Wales

| hq_location_country = Australia

| area_served = Worldwide

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| products = Ship building
Ship repair
Heavy engineering

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| num_employees = 1000

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| parent = Civmec

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| homepage = [http://www.forgacs.com.au www.forgacs.com.au]

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Forgacs Marine and Defence, previously Forgacs Group and also simply known as Forgacs, is a major Australian engineering and shipbuilding company. It has facilities in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane and Gladstone. The company employs approximately 1000 people.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Forgacs Group acquired Ullman Engineering in 1962. Following this, in 1987, it acquired the Newcastle Floating Dock.{{cite web |url=http://www.forgacs.com.au/about_forgacs_company_profile.htm |title=Company Profile |publisher=Forgacs Group |accessdate=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024162949/http://www.forgacs.com.au/about_forgacs_company_profile.htm |archive-date=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Shipbuilder Carrington Slipways was acquired in 1997, followed by the Cairncross Dockyard facilities in Brisbane in 1999. Cairncross is used for commercial ship repair and includes one of the largest graving docks in Australasia.{{cite web |url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/E0B3E0C0-F806-11DD-8DFE0050568C22C9 |title=Raytheon, Forgacs push Cairncross yard |date=10 January 2008 |work=Australian Defense Magazine |publisher=Yaffa Publishing Group |accessdate=29 September 2011 }} The dockyard can accommodate ships up to the Panamax sized class.

File:Navy Ship HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) in Dry Dock at Newcastle harbour.jpg

Forgacs conducts refit and maintenance work for the Royal Australian Navy, including the repair and extensive conversion of the {{Sclass|Kanimbla|landing platform amphibious}} (LPA) ships, following their purchase from the United States Navy. Forgacs constructed hull blocks for the {{Sclass|Anzac|frigate}} and in 2009 they were contracted to build 30 hull blocks for the {{Sclass|Hobart|destroyer}} being constructed in Adelaide for the Royal Australian Navy.{{cite web|title=AWD Alliance selects preferred suppliers for $450m shipbuilding work|url=http://www.ausawd.com/Article/NewsDetail.aspx?p=16&id=22|publisher=AWD Alliance|accessdate=10 October 2011|date=9 May 2009|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183807/http://www.ausawd.com/Article/NewsDetail.aspx?p=16&id=22|url-status=dead}}

The company's facilities at the Cairncross Dockyard closed in 2014.{{cite news|last1=Deutrom|first1=Rhian|title=Jobs to go as historic Brisbane shipyard faces closure next month|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/jobs-to-go-as-historic-brisbane-shipyard-faces-closure-next-month/news-story/fc4892a4ed1cdfc2882b759af833d734|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=The Courier-Mail|date=2 July 2014}} On 17 November 2015, Civmec announced that it would acquire Forgacs.{{cite press release|url=http://civmec.com.au/civmec-targets-acquisition-of-defence-business-on-east-coast-of-australia|title=Civmec targets acquisition of defence business on east coast of Australia|publisher=Civmec|date=17 November 2015|accessdate=3 February 2016}} Civmec completed the acquisition of Forgacs Group on 2 February 2016{{cite press release|url=http://civmec.com.au/civmecs-acquisition-of-forgacs-solidifies-way-for-east-coast-expansion|title=Civmec’s acquisition of Forgacs solidifies way for East Coast expansion|publisher=Civmec|date=2 February 2016|accessdate=3 February 2016}} and renamed it Forgacs Marine and Defence.

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