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MV Countess II

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MV Countess II in November 2006
History
NameMV Countess II
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
OperatorCaptain Cook Cruises
RouteBarrack Street - Mends Street
BuilderDillingham Shipyards
In serviceOctober 1969
Out of service2009
General characteristics
Length20.1 metres
Beam4.3 metres
Capacity100

MV Countess II was 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.

History

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Countess II was built by Dillingham Shipyards in North Fremantle for the Metropolitan Transport Trust. It entered service in October 1969 to replace Mayflower.[1][2] It was replaced by MV Phillip Pendal in 2009.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Ferries Sail Into The Clear MTT Quarterly January 1970 pages 5-8
  2. ^ Facelift for a Ferry MTT Quarterly June 1982 page 6
  3. ^ No South Perth train station until 2013 - PTA WAtoday 29 October 2008
  4. ^ Flash young model to hit the Swan WAtoday 2 March 2009