Made in Australia
Another time travel shot, this time from Melbourne in the 1960s and showing one of the earlier ferries that used to make the crossing from the Australian mainland down to Tasmania. This ship ran from 1959 to 1972 and replaced the previous steam ship, the SS Taroona which had been running since 1935. The Princess of Tasmania was proudly Australian made too, built in Newcastle at the State Dockyard of New South Wales, unlike the latest ferries which are being built in Finland and will sadly go into storage somewhere in Scotland for a couple of years until they upgrade the dock in Devonport. The less said about that little debacle, the better!
This was a relatively small ship, being just 113 metres long and able to carry 334 passengers.
By comparison, the newly constructed ones are 212 metres in length and will (eventually) be able to carry up to 1800 passengers.
Unsure of when this was taken, other than being in the 1960s. As with the previous post, it was taken by my late father in law using Kodachrome 35mm slide film. Original slide scanned with the Canon R10 and 35mm macro lens.
This would have been taken at Webb Dock at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne.
Made in Australia
Another time travel shot, this time from Melbourne in the 1960s and showing one of the earlier ferries that used to make the crossing from the Australian mainland down to Tasmania. This ship ran from 1959 to 1972 and replaced the previous steam ship, the SS Taroona which had been running since 1935. The Princess of Tasmania was proudly Australian made too, built in Newcastle at the State Dockyard of New South Wales, unlike the latest ferries which are being built in Finland and will sadly go into storage somewhere in Scotland for a couple of years until they upgrade the dock in Devonport. The less said about that little debacle, the better!
This was a relatively small ship, being just 113 metres long and able to carry 334 passengers.
By comparison, the newly constructed ones are 212 metres in length and will (eventually) be able to carry up to 1800 passengers.
Unsure of when this was taken, other than being in the 1960s. As with the previous post, it was taken by my late father in law using Kodachrome 35mm slide film. Original slide scanned with the Canon R10 and 35mm macro lens.
This would have been taken at Webb Dock at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne.