MV Shelley Taylor-Smith
MV Shelley Taylor-Smith is a ferry owned by the Public Transport Authority and operated under contract by Captain Cook Cruises on Transperth services on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.
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| Name: | MV Shelley Taylor-Smith |
| Namesake: | Shelley Taylor-Smith |
| Owner: | Public Transport Authority |
| Operator: | Captain Cook Cruises |
| Route: | Elizabeth Quay - Mends Street |
| Builder: | SBF Shipbuilders, South Coogee |
| In service: | 18 August 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 21.7 metres |
| Beam: | 5.5 metres |
| Draft: | 0.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Perkins M130C |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Capacity: | 148 |
| Crew: | 2 |
History
In February 1997, SBF Shipbuilders of South Coogee was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace the Princess II.[1] It entered service on 18 August 1997 named after long-distance swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith.[2]
Since the commissioning of the Tricia in December 2019, Shelley Taylor-Smith has become the reserve vessel.[3][4][5]
References
- Contract awarded for new Perth Ferry Minister for Transport 12 February 1997
- New Perth ferry to be named after Shelley-Taylor Smith Minister for Transport 18 August 1997
- New $2.6m Perth ferry to be built in WA The West Australian 23 December 2018
- MV Tricia launch celebrated with special Swan River journey Minister for Transport 20 December 2019
- New Transperth ferry enters service Dongara Marine
External links
Media related to Shelley Taylor-Smith (ship, 1997) at Wikimedia Commons
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