Forgacs Marine and Defence

[citation needed] Forgacs Group acquired Ullman Engineering in 1962.

[1] Shipbuilder Carrington Slipways was acquired in 1997, followed by the Cairncross Dockyard facilities in Brisbane in 1999.

[1] Cairncross is used for commercial ship repair and includes one of the largest graving docks in Australasia.

Forgacs conducts refit and maintenance work for the Royal Australian Navy, including the repair and extensive conversion of the Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious (LPA) ships, following their purchase from the United States Navy.

Forgacs constructed hull blocks for the Anzac-class frigate and in 2009 they were contracted to build 30 hull blocks for the Hobart-class destroyer being constructed in Adelaide for the Royal Australian Navy.