Peninsula Princess

Peninsula Princess

The "Peninsula Princess" is a single ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento from 1987 to 1993. [cite web|url=http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/pressrel.nsf/0cc988f35cba63df4a25620d002c68f3/ce757a23163f570f4a2561f100330b39!OpenDocument&Click=|title=Media Release from the Office of the Premier - PREMIER LAUNCHES NEW BAY FERRY SERVICE - December 22 1993|accessdate=2007-07-26] It was replaced by the "MV Queenscliff".

In 2004 the ferry was sighted docked in the Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania. [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/San/public/%7B94623888-D77D-4D8D-9277-507FB4E1006C%7D/20046181355/20046181355/html/20046181355_10.htm|title=MEMBER FOR FLINDERS LIZ PENFOLD MP Parliamentary Travel report KING ISLAND/TASMANIA/MELBOURNE 16-29 APRIL 2004|accessdate=2007-07-26] In July 2008 the "Peninsula Princess" was bough back into service on the Queenscliff - Sorrento route, when one of the larger ferries was in dry dock.

References

External links

* [http://www.searoad.com.au Peninsula Searoad Ferry]


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