Peninsula Princess (Australia)

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The ferry in 2008
The ferry in 2008
History
Name: Peninsula Princess[1]
Operator: Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd
Port of registry:  Australia
Builder: Stuart Ballantyne, ASD Marine Construction
Laid down: Carrington Slipways, New South Wales, Australia
Completed: 1987
Out of service: 1993
Identification: IMO Number: 8614481[2]
Status: Out of service
General characteristics
Class & type: Single-ended, roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage: 197 GRT
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Ramps:
  • Bow: 4.00 metres long by 4.75 wide
  • Stern: 5.50 metres long by 4.50 wide
Installed power:
  • 2 × 410 shp Deutz 8-cylinder diesels S-BASM 816 'U'
  • 2 × 20 KVA MVM 240 V single phase auxiliary
Propulsion: Gearbox: Reintjes WAF 340 3.5:1
Speed:
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) service,
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) maximum
Capacity:
  • 300 passengers
  • 36 cars
  • Axle load: Stern ramp 10 tonnes, main deck 10 tonnes
  • Point load: 5 tonnes
Crew: Four in summer, three in winter
Notes:
  • Fuel consumption: 105 litres / hour
  • Fuel capacity: 41,000 litres

The Peninsula Princess is a single ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento from 1987[1] to 1993.[3] It was replaced by the MV Queenscliff.

In 2004 the ferry was sighted docked in the Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania.[4] In July 2008 the Peninsula Princess was bought back into service on the Queenscliff - Sorrento route, when one of the larger ferries was in dry dock.

In 2009 the ferry temporarily operated the Bruny Island Ferry route, replacing the Mirambeena while it underwent maintenance.[5]

The ferry has operated the Queenscliff - Sorrento route when the MV Queenscliff underwent a refit and maintenance in mid-2011 [6] and again in July and August 2013.[7]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peninsular Stamp Club (1987), Notes on the inauguration of the Peninsular Princess car / passenger ferry
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  5. ↑ Bruny News No 341, August 2009, p.26
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