MV Countess II

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History
NameMV Countess II
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
Operator
Captain 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

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. 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