MV Princess II

MV Princess 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
Name: MV Princess II
Owner: Transperth
Operator: Captain Cook Cruises
Route: Barrack Street - Mends Street
Builder: Hofland Engineering
In service: October 1973
Out of service: 1998
General characteristics
Length: 17.1 metres
Capacity: 100

History

Princess II was built by Hofland Engineering for the Metropolitan Transport Trust.[1] It entered service in October 1973 to replace the Valhalla.[2][3][4]

References

  1. New Vessel Electric Traction July 1973 page 15
  2. New Ferry in Service on Swan MTT Quarterly January 1974 page 3
  3. Ferry Services Electric Traction February 1974 page 14
  4. Facelift for a Ferry MTT Quarterly June 1982 page 6


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