MV Shelley Taylor-Smith
Appearance
MV Shelley Taylor-Smith at Elizabeth Quay in December 2021
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History | |
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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 |
Draught | 0.8 metres |
Decks | 1 |
Propulsion | 2 x Perkins M130C |
Speed | 12 knots |
Capacity | 148 |
Crew | 2 |
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.
History
[edit]In February 1997, SBF Shipbuilders of South Coogee was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace MV Princess II.[1] It entered service on 18 August 1997, and was named after long-distance swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith.[2]
Since the commissioning of MV Tricia in December 2019, Shelley Taylor-Smith has become the reserve vessel.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Media related to Shelley Taylor-Smith (ship, 1997) at Wikimedia Commons