MV Countess II

Ferry
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

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

  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
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