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BAREKI heading off from the  ANMM under new ownership in 2012
Bareki
BAREKI heading off from the  ANMM under new ownership in 2012
BAREKI heading off from the ANMM under new ownership in 2012
Fleet, ANMM

Bareki

Vessel numberHV000028
Date1962
DimensionsVessel Dimensions: 12.39 m x 4.36 m x 2.13 m (40.65 ft x 14.3 ft x 7 ft)
Engine dimensions: 210 kilowatts, 12 No (281.61 horsepower)
DescriptionBAREKI was built at Goat Island by the Maritime Services Board of NSW for their use in 1962. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for water. It was the last wooden tug in service with the MSB when it was retired. BAREKI was in survey to Class VII, as a vessel for restricted sea-going non- passenger service, and able to be operated up to 30 nautical miles off the coast. The tug was able to be used along the coast of NSW between Newcastle and Port Kembla and carried general towage duties. A particular task was associated with the drege services, where BAREKI was employed to tow the 300-tonne hoppers to sea to dump spoil.

The plans for the hull came from a World War II tug design by shipwright Arthur Swinfield, designed for the Department of Munitions. The MSB created their own superstructure arrangement with a deckhouse and wheelhouse above. The deckhouse contained a mess-room with basic galley facilities and a head. It has a 210 kw 12 cylinder diesel engine for propulsion.

From 1990 until 2012 BAREKI belonged to the Australian National Maritime Museum's Fleet section who operated the vessel as a general duties workboat, whilst conserving and maintaining it as an historic vessel. It has since been sold in 2012 to a private owner who will be maintaining it as a heritage craft.
SignificanceBAREKI is a wooden tug built in 1962 in NSW. It was built to an Australian design, adapted from American tow boat designs, and many were built in World War II. It was one of the last wooden tugs still operating as a workboat in 2011. It has had a close association with Sydney, Newcastle. Port kembla and Botany Bay.

APANIE in wartime as AT1520 COMBARA
1945
PV RICHMOND crossing the bar at Ballina
W Holmes Boat Builder
1932
CERBERUS IV prior to restoration in 2008
Arthur Swinfield
1945
KRAIT restored for the 75th Anniversary event on 26th September 2018 at the ANMM wharves.
c 1934
GOONDA in 2007, showing a simple but well proportioned hull and cabin profile.
Maritime Services Board of New South Wales
1950
The MSB operated launch GONIEMAH takes on more than its share of workers early in the 1980s.
Maritime Services Board of New South Wales
1948
GLADSTONE  features a well proportioned hull and superstructure.
Stannard Bros
1964
SYDPORT dressed for a heritage parade in the late 1990s
Ballina Slipway and Engineering
1960
NELCEBEE in the 1950s under sail rig
Thomas Seath
1883