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.
 MV Countess II in November 2006
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| History | |
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| Name | MV Countess II |
| Owner | Public Transport Authority |
| Operator | Captain Cook Cruises |
| Route | Barrack Street - Mends Street |
| Builder | Dillingham Shipyards |
| In service | October 1969 |
| Out of service | 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 20.1 metres |
| Beam | 4.3 metres |
| Capacity | 100 |
History
editCountess 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
edit- ^ Ferries Sail Into The Clear MTT Quarterly January 1970 pages 5-8
- ^ Facelift for a Ferry MTT Quarterly June 1982 page 6
- ^ No South Perth train station until 2013 - PTA WAtoday 29 October 2008
- ^ Flash young model to hit the Swan WAtoday 2 March 2009
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