MV Phillip Pendal
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 MV Phillip Pendal at Elizabeth Quay in February 2023 | |
| History | |
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| Name | MV Phillip Pendal |
| Namesake | Phillip Pendal |
| Owner | Public Transport Authority |
| Operator | Captain Cook Cruises |
| Route | Elizabeth Quay - Mends Street |
| Builder | SBF Shipbuilders, Henderson |
| In service | 3 May 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 21.7 metres |
| Beam | 5.5 metres |
| Draught | 0.8 metres |
| Propulsion | 2 x Perkins M130C |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Capacity | 148 |
| Crew | 2 |
MV Phillip Pendal 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 2009, SBF Shipbuilders of Henderson was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace MV Countess II. It was built to the same design as MV Shelley Taylor-Smith.[1] It entered service on 3 May 2009 named after politician Phillip Pendal.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Flash young model to hit the Swan WAtoday 2 March 2009
- ^ New ferry named after popular former South Perth MP Minister for Transport 3 May 2009
- ^ New ferry named in honour of late politician ABC News 3 May 2009
- ^ Phillip Pendal SBF Marine Solutions
External links
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Media related to Phillip Pendal (ship, 2009) at Wikimedia Commons