Motor vessel BANKS entering Newcastle NSW after offshore trials for a prospective new owner. It is the former Royal Australian Navy general purpose vessel (HMAS) BANKS (GPV 901), launched 15/12/1959, completed 16/2/1960 by Walkers Ltd, Maryborough Qld. Following a fire during a maintenance period at Port Macquarie in 1995, BANKS was sold to private interests in 1996 for quasi commercial service.