Vaucluse (ferry)
History | |
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Name | Vaucluse |
Operator |
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Builder | Rock Davis, Blackwall |
Launched | 1905 |
Out of service | 1931 |
Fate | to Newcastle |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 121 tonnes |
Length | 42.5 m |
Speed | 14 knots |
Capacity | 500 |
Vaucluse was a ferry on Sydney Harbour that served on the Circular Quay to Watsons Bay run. She was launched in 1905, and was one of the fastest ferries in Sydney. She was sent to Newcastle after which her fate is unknown. She was named after the Sydney suburb, Vaucluse.
Background
In 1790, a signal station was established at
The company bought Bald Rock from the Balmain Company in 1900 and renamed it Vaucluse until a new boat of the same name was built. She was sold back to the Balmain Company and was reverted to Bald Rock in 1905 when Vaucluse (II) was introduced. King Edward had joined the fleet in 1901, and the company commissioned Greycliffe in 1911 and Woollahra in 1913. The latter was delivered with high bows and raised wheelhouses having been intended for a short-lived Manly to Watsons Bay service.
Service history
The Watsons Bay and South Shore Ferry Company commissioned the
On a 5:35 pm service from Circular Quay on 4 October 1916 with 100 passengers aboard, Vaucluse collided with the
Vaucluse was taken over by Sydney Ferries Limited in 1920 when they bought out the Watsons Bay and South Shore Ferry Company. Three running mates, King Edward, Greycliffe, and Woollahra, were also included in the take over and the company's other ferries were sold. Greycliffe was sunk and 40 passengers killed in a 1927 collision with the liner Tahiti.
With the Watsons Bay run declining for much of the 1920s due to competition from trams and private cars, Woollahra and Vaucluse were sold in 1931, the latter to the Employees' Welfare Committee of the
Citations
- ^ "DOCKYARD EMPLOYEES". Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate. 1931-08-31. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "PROTEST MEETING SUGGESTED". Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate. 1933-01-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "SUNG PENG IN PORT, AFTER STORM TOSSED VOYAGE". Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate. 1934-09-06. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
References
- Andrews, Graeme (1975). The Ferries of Sydney. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd. ISBN 0589071726.
- Andrews, Graeme (1982). A Pictorial History of Ferries: Sydney and Surrounding Waterways. Sydney: AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd. ISBN 0589503863.
- Gunter, John (1978). Across the harbour : the story of Sydney's ferries. Rigby. ISBN 0727007157.
- Prescott, AM (1984). Sydney Ferry Fleet. Magill South Australia: Ronald H Parsons. ISBN 0909418306.
External links
Media related to Vaucluse (ship, 1905) at Wikimedia Commons