Steam Tug Wattle is a vessel which is out of survey. She was launched in 1933 as a tug in Sydney, Australia. She operated as a civilian crewed Royal Australian Navy tug in Sydney Harbour until 1969 and then ran commercial cruises around Melbourne and surrounding areas. She suspended her marine commercial service in 2003 and is located at 19 South Wharf, Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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