69-450: The SS South Steyne is a former Manly ferry on Sydney Harbour . She was the world's largest steam-powered passenger ferry and operated on the service from 1938 to 1974. Restored in the 1980s, she served as a restaurant ship in Newcastle in the 1990s, and in 2000 was moved back to Sydney and open to the public at Darling Harbour . Since April 2016 she has been stored at Berrys Bay . She
138-411: A 26 nautical mile radius of Sydney Harbour. An AWA HF Teleradio and a Grinnell fire sprinkler system were installed. She was used to run Sunday ocean cruises out of Sydney Harbour and north to Broken Bay . It was the first time a Manly ferry had steamed up to Broken Bay since Binngarra and Burra Bra had been flagships for the annual regatta in the 1920s. The South Steyne also was used to follow
207-529: A cluster of sailing craft. Nobody was hurt and South Steyne again received minor damage to the bow. By 1970, the Manly ferry service was struggling due to lower patronage and maintenance of older ferries, including South Steyne , was being reduced. Brambles Holdings took over the Manly service from Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company in 1971. Several ferries were retired and reduced maintenance saw South Steyne's sea-going certificate cancelled in 1973 ending
276-608: A fare increase. In response, some Manly residents formed their own competing company, The Manly Co-operative Steam Ferry Company, which ran chartered steamers at sixpence a single. The Port Jackson company dropped their fares to threepence which was match by the Cop-op. Neither company was profitable at this price, so in 1896 they amalgamated to form the Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company. Renowned naval architect, Walter Reeks , designed two new ferries for
345-528: A few years it was running British-built Fairlight and Commodore to Manly. In 1881, the company was reformed into the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company , and the biggest paddle steamer ferry to ever operate on the harbour, the opulent Brighton , was commissioned by the company in 1883. With fares at one shilling for a single, in 1892 the Port Jackson Steamship Company announced
414-560: A homage to the suburbs of the northern beaches. In November 2020, the Minister for Transport announced that when the new ferries are put into operation, the Collaroy would be retained in service until at least 2023 for weekend operation. On 14 January 2021 it was announced that the Freshwater will also be retained for future services. The Queenscliff was retired on 13 October 2021 just prior to
483-617: A new ferry. By March 1937, seven shipbuilders had submitted tenders. The contract was awarded to the Scottish shipbuilder Henry Robb Ltd in Leith , Scotland for a steam reciprocating ship. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff , Belfast . The keel of the vessel was laid at Robb's Leith Yard in October 1937, and the SS South Steyne was launched on 1 April 1938. The name of the vessel came from
552-440: A passenger ferry, she had a capacity of 1,781 passengers. She has a riveted steel hull, steel superstructure to sun deck level, steel bulwarks, teak decks and wheelhouses, eight watertight bulk-heads, bar keel, double bottom under engine only. The steel superstructure rises to sun deck level, with teak decks and wheelhouses. She has two funnels including a dummy containing a water tank. The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co. Ltd.
621-541: A program to number all lines of the Sydney Ferries, Sydney Trains and light rail networks. In 2019, Transport for NSW announced they would be retiring the Freshwater class as early as 2020, and replace them with three new Emerald Class ferries to provide more frequent services. The three emerald class ferries are named Clontarf, Balmoral & Fairlight as a homage to the suburbs of the northern beaches. In November 2020,
690-416: A single, in 1892 the Port Jackson Steamship Company announced a fare increase. In response, some Manly residents formed their own competing company, The Manly Co-operative Steam Ferry Company, which ran chartered steamers at sixpence a single. The Port Jackson company dropped their fares to threepence which was match by the Cop-op. Neither company was profitable at this price, so in 1896 they amalgamated to form
759-399: A speed in excess of 17 knots, almost as fast as the twin Manly ferries, Dee Why and Curl Curl , in service since 1928. With a length of 67.23 metres (220.6 ft), beam of 11.76 metres (38.6 ft), and gross tonnage of 1,203 tonnes (1,184 long tons; 1,326 short tons), she was the largest ferry to operate on Sydney Harbour and was designed and built to ocean-going ship standards. As
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#1732891018379828-457: A tender for a combined service to commence during 2015 with Bass & Flinders Cruises, SeaLink Travel Group , Sydney Fast Ferries and Transit Systems responding. On 13 December 2014, it was announced that Manly Fast Ferries had won back the rights to operate the service, with a new contract which commenced on 1 April 2015. In 2013, the Manly Ferry was given the designation F1 as part of
897-534: Is 1,100 and their service speed is 16 knots. Emissions per person‐kilometre travelled are nearly the same for private car and for ferry. They are powered by two Daihatsu model 8DSMB-32 turbo-charged diesel engines which each develop 2238 kW at 600rpm, and have hand-controllable pitch propellers. The hull and lower cabin area are of welded steel construction and the upper cabin and two wheelhouses are aluminium. In 2019 plans were announced to retire all 4 Freshwater class ferries and replace them with new versions of
966-534: Is 1,100 and their service speed is 16 knots. Emissions per person‐kilometre travelled are nearly the same for private car and for ferry. They are powered by two Daihatsu model 8DSMB-32 turbo-charged diesel engines which each develop 2238 kW at 600rpm, and have hand-controllable pitch propellers. The hull and lower cabin area are of welded steel construction and the upper cabin and two wheelhouses are aluminium. In 2019 plans were announced to retire all 4 Freshwater class ferries and replace them with new versions of
1035-602: The New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018. [REDACTED] Media related to South Steyne at Wikimedia Commons Manly ferry services Manly ferry services (numbered F1 ) operate on Sydney Harbour connecting the Sydney suburb of Manly with Circular Quay in
1104-612: The "A" side of the wharf. The "B" side is used by Manly Fast Ferries for services to Circular Quay while My Fast Ferry and Captain Cook Cruises Harbour Explorer use the Manly Hotel wharf also known as the East Wharf, just south east of the main wharf, for Hop On/Hop off services around Sydney Harbour with the former also operating a loop service to Darling Harbour. Local bus services depart from stands in front of
1173-433: The "A" side of the wharf. The "B" side is used by Manly Fast Ferries for services to Circular Quay while My Fast Ferry and Captain Cook Cruises Harbour Explorer use the Manly Hotel wharf also known as the East Wharf, just south east of the main wharf, for Hop On/Hop off services around Sydney Harbour with the former also operating a loop service to Darling Harbour. Local bus services depart from stands in front of
1242-555: The CBD, a journey of seven nautical miles. In 1853, Henry Gilbert Smith chartered the wooden paddle wheeler Brothers to bring people to the Manly area and thus boost the value of the subdivision of his land holdings near the Corso. The Manly area with its beaches and bays became a popular weekend destination and more ferries were chartered including by a local hotel owner. By 1855, the paddle steamer Emu (I) provided two daily weekday trips. Emu
1311-457: The Darling Harbour wharf was rebuilt. The vessel's owner, Brian McDermott, has been funding repairs and maintenance from the restaurant's takings, but his business is on hold until Transport for NSW can find a new berth. On the night of 18 August 2024, a barge moored near South Steyne was engulfed in flames, although South Steyne survived with minor heat damage. " The South Steyne was
1380-534: The Emerald's introduction. The Sydney Ferries network is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries . Route design, timetabling and branding of the services is managed by Transport for NSW . During the Summer Holidays, the Manly Ferry runs to a "Summer Timetable" which provides additional services to cater for demand from increased tourist numbers. The former Harbour City Ferries fleet of four Manly ferries are known as
1449-639: The Freshwater class and comprised, in order of commissioning, the MV ; Freshwater , MV Queenscliff , MV Narrabeen , and MV Collaroy , which were commissioned between 1982 and 1988. They were built by the State Dockyard in Newcastle and Carrington Slipways in Tomago . They are 70 metres (230 ft) in length, 12.5 metres (41 ft) wide, draught of 3.3 metres (11 ft) and they displace 1,140 tonnes (1122 Imperial tons). Their passenger capacity
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#17328910183791518-485: The Freshwater class and comprised, in order of commissioning, the MV Freshwater , MV Queenscliff , MV Narrabeen , and MV Collaroy , which were commissioned between 1982 and 1988. They were built by the State Dockyard in Newcastle and Carrington Slipways in Tomago . They are 70 metres (230 ft) in length, 12.5 metres (41 ft) wide, draught of 3.3 metres (11 ft) and they displace 1,140 tonnes (1122 Imperial tons). Their passenger capacity
1587-546: The Freshwaters will restore the previous timetable used prior to the Emerald's introduction. The Sydney Ferries network is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries . Route design, timetabling and branding of the services is managed by Transport for NSW . During the Summer Holidays, the Manly Ferry runs to a "Summer Timetable" which provides additional services to cater for demand from increased tourist numbers. The former Harbour City Ferries fleet of four Manly ferries are known as
1656-425: The Manly area and thus boost the value of the subdivision of his land holdings near the Corso. The Manly area with its beaches and bays became a popular weekend destination and more ferries were chartered including by a local hotel owner. By 1855, the paddle steamer Emu (I) provided two daily weekday trips. Emu was followed by Black Swan and Pelican . In 1859, the first double-ended ferry, Phantom commenced
1725-406: The Minister for Transport announced that when the new ferries are put into operation, the Collaroy would be retained in service until at least 2023 for weekend operation. On 14 January 2021 it was announced that the Freshwater will also be retained for future services. The Queenscliff was retired on 13 October 2021 just prior to the first Emerald Class vessels operating. On 9 December 2021, it
1794-698: The NSW State-government Public Transport Commission in December 1974 along with the inner harbour services run formerly run by Sydney Ferries Ltd. In July 1980, operations came under the control of the Urban Transit Authority . Baragoola and Barrenjoey (later renamed North Head ), were retired in 1983 and 1985 respectively upon the introduction of the Freshwater-class ferries which remain in service. In January 1989,
1863-483: The NSW government put Collaroy under inspection to see if it was actually suited for continuing service. 3 Emerald-class ferries currently operate the Manly ferry service. These vessels are named Fairlight, Balmoral and Clontarf. The Emerald-class ferries are a second series of an inner harbour design fitted with wave piercing hulls to help them cross Sydney harbour's heads. The Emerald-class are expected to be removed from
1932-437: The NSW government put Collaroy under inspection to see if it was actually suited for continuing service. 3 Emerald-class ferries currently operate the Manly ferry service. These vessels are named Fairlight, Balmoral and Clontarf. The Emerald-class ferries are a second series of an inner harbour design fitted with wave piercing hulls to help them cross Sydney harbour's heads. The Emerald-class are expected to be removed from
2001-400: The Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company. Renowned naval architect, Walter Reeks , designed two new ferries for the service, that would be archetypes for all Manly ferries through to the current Freshwater class. Manly (II) (1896) was the first double-ended screw ferry on the run, and Kuring-gai (1901) was steel, double-ended screw steamer that in its appearance, size and capacity,
2070-477: The Port Jackson Steamboat Company was formed in 1876, and within a few years it was running British-built Fairlight and Commodore to Manly. In 1881, the company was reformed into the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company , and the biggest paddle steamer ferry to ever operate on the harbour, the opulent Brighton , was commissioned by the company in 1883. With fares at one shilling for
2139-418: The best known of the Manly ferry line which played a major role in the suburbanisation of Sydney and in the development of its recreational patterns. It is a very high quality example of naval architecture and an outstanding example of the plating (having no flat plates) for which Henry Robb of Leith was famous. It is the finest example of the most significant Australian contribution to sea navigation technology -
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2208-547: The construction of the first Spit Bridge in 1928, retired passenger ferries were used as cargo carriers. In 1928, two new ferries built in Scotland, Curl Curl and Dee Why were commissioned. They were the largest and fastest ferries on the harbour until 1938 when the Company commissioned South Steyne also built in Scotland. The three Scottish-built steamers and most remaining "Binngarra-type" vessels were pulled out of service over
2277-479: The control of the Urban Transit Authority . Baragoola and Barrenjoey (later renamed North Head ), were retired in 1983 and 1985 respectively upon the introduction of the Freshwater-class ferries which remain in service. In January 1989, the service came under the control of the State Transit Authority and in 2004 Sydney Ferries . In the mid-1960s hydrofoil services were introduced to complement
2346-456: The course of the 1960s and 1970s as the Manly service and its vessels declined. The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company operated the service until it was sold to Brambles Industries in April 1972 and taken over by the NSW State-government Public Transport Commission in December 1974 along with the inner harbour services run formerly run by Sydney Ferries Ltd. In July 1980, operations came under
2415-464: The development of high speed, double-ended operation in deep sea conditions. It has an intact operating example of propulsion by steam reciprocating engine. It epitomised the Manly ferry as part of Sydney's image and its popular urban culture; and remains, like the Harbour Bridge, a powerful piece of Sydney imagery. It is held in high esteem by the local community and remains in the collective memory of
2484-467: The first Emerald Class vessels operating. On 9 December 2021, it was announced that Narrabeen would be given new engines and an overhaul amidst rumours about the vessel having been decommissioned or scrapped. In 2023 it was announced that plans to return all 4 Freshwaters are underway. With this the Emerald-class are expected to be taken off the Manly run and repurposed on other routes. The return of
2553-517: The government announced that that Manly Fast Ferries contract had not been renewed. Instead another private operator, Sydney Fast Ferries , was awarded a five-year contract from 1 April 2010. However both operators continued to operate services between Circular Quay and Manly During 2014 Transport for NSW put out a tender for a combined service to commence during 2015 with Bass & Flinders Cruises, SeaLink Travel Group , Sydney Fast Ferries and Transit Systems responding. On 13 December 2014, it
2622-588: The interiors were significantly altered in the 1980s. Both reversible at some expense. (Original detailed plans exist, held at vessel, at Heritage Office and other repositories.) " The following modifications were made since her construction: The South Steyne features in Clive James ’ poem Manly Ferry as he reflects on his Sydney childhood in the 1940’s. Clive James Sentenced to Life , Poems 2011-2014, Picador. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article contains material from South Steyne (S.S.) , entry number 00755 in
2691-460: The largest and fastest ferries on the harbour until 1938 when the Company commissioned South Steyne also built in Scotland. The three Scottish-built steamers and most remaining "Binngarra-type" vessels were pulled out of service over the course of the 1960s and 1970s as the Manly service and its vessels declined. The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company operated the service until it was sold to Brambles Industries in April 1972 and taken over by
2760-478: The nation. It provides a working example of the propulsion and auxilary functions of marine steam power." (Heritage Office 1992) ... — NSW Office of Heritage and Environment, Statement of Significance South Steyne is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage register. The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage describes the ship's condition as follows: " As at 12 April 2000,
2829-491: The ocean cruises. At this time, South Steyne was the last steam ferry operating in Sydney. Her engines used three times the fuel of the other two remaining Manly ferries - the significantly smaller diesel-electric powered Baragoola and North Head . On 25 August 1974, while she was moored at Balmain Wharf waiting to be surveyed under a government option to buy, a fire damaged the fan room, middle stairway, seats and paintwork on
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2898-418: The physical condition was good but with high level of maintenance required to retain this condition. This vessel was built to very high standards of structural strength and is In excellent condition, though requiring a constant high level of maintenance to maintain that condition. Hull, machinery and exterior generally in original condition. The open shelters at the ends of the promenade deck were enclosed and
2967-458: The promenade behind the ocean beach at Manly. She set off on 7 July with seventeen crew on board and with her vulnerable areas boarded up. Bringing her to Australia was Pedder and Mylchreest Ltd. of London and Captain R. M. Beadie was the master for the 22,000 kilometres (14,000 mi) voyage. Beedie returned to England after the voyage. Also on the voyage was Captain A. E. Rowlings, who acted as first officer who went to England to take delivery of
3036-557: The promenade deck, the funnels and promenade deck sand blasted and the whole ferry was repainted. Negotiations with the Public Transport Commission took place to allow the ferry to run two return, peak-hour services to Manly, Monday to Friday. However, running the ferry was very political and restoration of the boilers was hampered by the surveyors from the Maritime Services Board. Lloyd's Register offered to hold
3105-503: The run once a time table is worked out for at least 3 of the Freshwater-class. Sydney Ferries services use Wharf 3 at Circular Quay for services to Manly. Wharf 3 is specially designed to allow for double deck boarding and alighting, lowering dwell time for ferries. This wharf serves the suburb of Manly and is located opposite the harbour end of The Corso on The Esplanade. The wharf was designed to allow for double deck boarding on
3174-444: The run once a time table is worked out for at least 3 of the Freshwater-class. Sydney Ferries services use Wharf 3 at Circular Quay for services to Manly. Wharf 3 is specially designed to allow for double deck boarding and alighting, lowering dwell time for ferries. This wharf serves the suburb of Manly and is located opposite the harbour end of The Corso on The Esplanade. The wharf was designed to allow for double deck boarding on
3243-467: The service came under the control of the State Transit Authority and in 2004 Sydney Ferries . In the mid-1960s hydrofoil services were introduced to complement the traditional ferries. They halved the travel time of the ferries but had significantly higher fares. The hydrofoils were replaced in 1990 by Jetcats, however, these proved unreliable and expensive and were replaced by the current Manly fast ferry service. The Sydney JetCats high speed service,
3312-596: The service, that would be archetypes for all Manly ferries through to the current Freshwater class. Manly (II) (1896) was the first double-ended screw ferry on the run, and Kuring-gai (1901) was steel, double-ended screw steamer that in its appearance, size and capacity, was the first of the familiar Manly ferries of the twentieth century. To meet the expanding demand, the company commissioned six similar double-ended screw steamers: Binngarra (1905), Burra Bra (1908), Bellubera (1910), Balgowlah (1912), Barrenjoey (1913), and Baragoola (1922). Prior to
3381-413: The service. She was a success, and the double-ended configuration remains the standard on the Manly route through to the present-day. Weekends and holidays were even busier than week days, and extra boats and tugs were put into service often as charters, including Goolwa , Breadalbane , Cobra , Royal Alfred , and Manly (I). A new company, the Port Jackson Steamboat Company was formed in 1876, and within
3450-495: The smaller inner harbour Emerald-class ferries fitted with wave piercing hulls. Due to large public outcry and problems with the new Emerald-class ferries 2 of the 4 Freshwater-class ferries (Freshwater and Collaroy) were saved from retirement. In October 2021 MV Queenscliff was retired. Later on that same year, MV Narrabeen was retired after a cancelled engine replacement as it would cost too much money. In 2021 there were plans to save Collaroy only, and retire freshwater, but it
3519-495: The smaller inner harbour Emerald-class ferries fitted with wave piercing hulls. Due to large public outcry and problems with the new Emerald-class ferries 2 of the 4 Freshwater-class ferries (Freshwater and Collaroy) were saved from retirement. In October 2021 MV Queenscliff was retired. Later on that same year, MV Narrabeen was retired after a cancelled engine replacement as it would cost too much money. In 2021 there were plans to save Collaroy only, and retire freshwater, but it
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#17328910183793588-587: The start of the Boxing Day Sydney to Hobart yacht races out to sea. In 1964, a cocktail bar was installed and she was allowed to sell liquor while at sea. In 1967, an AWA KH Type 17 radar set was fitted. In 1964, the South Steyne collided with a freighter, the Jason, and the ferry received bow damage. On 29 September 1970, South Steyne collided with the moored aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne while avoiding
3657-541: The survey for the ferry but she was soon returned to the vendors because repayments were not made. The South Steyne passed through a number of ownerships with intermittent conservation and restoration work being undertaken. Restoration work began in 1987 at Rileys Hill Dry Dock near Ballina and later in Melbourne . In 1988 it was refitted as a cruising vessel/function centre and entered service in Melbourne, its first function
3726-430: The traditional ferries. They halved the travel time of the ferries but had significantly higher fares. The hydrofoils were replaced in 1990 by Jetcats, however, these proved unreliable and expensive and were replaced by the current Manly fast ferry service. The Sydney JetCats high speed service, was discontinued on 31 December 2008 and replaced with a privately owned service operated by Manly Fast Ferries . In March 2010,
3795-543: The upper promenade deckhouse above. The Public Transport Commission took over the Baragoola and North Head but not the South Steyne . A group of concerned Manly residents formed a preservation society in 1975 with the slogan "Save Our Steyne". They were able to prevent the ferry from being towed behind an old aircraft carrier, and scrapped in Hong Kong. The major damage in the fan room was repaired, new light fittings added to
3864-588: The vessel on behalf of the owner, and Captain C. Henderson, the second officer, who was reported by The Sydney Morning Herald to be a native of Manly. Passing through the Mediterranean in the lead up to World War II, she was checked first by French then Italian warships, and later a submarine. In the Suez Canal , the Canal Authority held her up as she did not have the correct masts and cable handling gear. She
3933-456: The wharf to many Northern Beaches Suburbs. The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Ferries network for the year ending 30 June 2022. Manly ferry services Manly ferry services (numbered F1 ) operate on Sydney Harbour connecting the Sydney suburb of Manly with Circular Quay in the CBD, a journey of seven nautical miles. In 1853, Henry Gilbert Smith chartered the wooden paddle wheeler Brothers to bring people to
4002-475: Was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The South Steyne was designed by Walter Leslie Dendy and John Ashcroft and built from 1937 to 1938 by Henry Robb Ltd. of Scotland. South Steyne is a double-ended, double-screw steamship powered by a 2,420- kilowatt (3,250 hp ) four cylinder Triple expansion steam engine . The ship's boilers were fitted to burn either coal or oil however she has only used oil. She could achieve
4071-409: Was announced that Narrabeen would be given new engines and an overhaul amidst rumours about the vessel having been decommissioned or scrapped. In 2023 it was announced that plans to return all 4 Freshwaters are underway. With this the Emerald-class are expected to be taken off the Manly run and repurposed on other routes. The return of the Freshwaters will restore the previous timetable used prior to
4140-569: Was announced that Manly Fast Ferries had won back the rights to operate the service, with a new contract which commenced on 1 April 2015. In 2013, the Manly Ferry was given the designation F1 as part of a program to number all lines of the Sydney Ferries, Sydney Trains and light rail networks. In 2019, Transport for NSW announced they would be retiring the Freshwater class as early as 2020, and replace them with three new Emerald Class ferries to provide more frequent services. The three emerald class ferries are named Clontarf, Balmoral & Fairlight as
4209-516: Was as "Royal Yacht" for the Queen in April 1988. In 1991 it was sold to a Newcastle owner and was returned to NSW, initially to Newcastle, then to Sydney, where it was moored in Darling Harbour as the 2000 Olympic Information Centre at Darling Harbour . The vessel was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. In April 2016 it was temporarily relocated to Berrys Bay while
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#17328910183794278-451: Was discontinued on 31 December 2008 and replaced with a privately owned service operated by Manly Fast Ferries . In March 2010, the government announced that that Manly Fast Ferries contract had not been renewed. Instead another private operator, Sydney Fast Ferries , was awarded a five-year contract from 1 April 2010. However both operators continued to operate services between Circular Quay and Manly During 2014 Transport for NSW put out
4347-652: Was eventually let through but without priority having to let other vessels pass. Waiting for a passing tanker, she was washed aground into the mud. Under tow by a French tug in an attempt to dislodge her, a line was caught up in her bow propeller which had to be removed by divers. She was further delayed by sandstorms and heavy seas in the Red Sea , however, she performed well in the south-west monsoon. South Steyne first sighted Australia in August, and after 64 days from Leith, she arrived at midday in Sydney on 9 September. The South Steyne
4416-455: Was followed by Black Swan and Pelican . In 1859, the first double-ended ferry, Phantom commenced the service. She was a success, and the double-ended configuration remains the standard on the Manly route through to the present-day. Weekends and holidays were even busier than week days, and extra boats and tugs were put into service often as charters, including Goolwa , Breadalbane , Cobra , Royal Alfred , and Manly (I). A new company,
4485-615: Was later decided to bring Queenscliff back in service and retire Collaroy. Currently 2 of the Freshwater-class ferries only operate on weekends and public holidays however they have been seen operating when the swells are too large for the Emerald-class ferries to operate. In 2023 it was announced that plans are under way to return all 4 Freshwater Class Ferries to full time operation, thus bringing Narrabeen and Queenscliff out of retirement and cancelling Collaroy's retirement. But two weeks after plans to bring all four ferries back in service,
4554-560: Was later decided to bring Queenscliff back in service and retire Collaroy. Currently 2 of the Freshwater-class ferries only operate on weekends and public holidays however they have been seen operating when the swells are too large for the Emerald-class ferries to operate. In 2023 it was announced that plans are under way to return all 4 Freshwater Class Ferries to full time operation, thus bringing Narrabeen and Queenscliff out of retirement and cancelling Collaroy's retirement. But two weeks after plans to bring all four ferries back in service,
4623-628: Was the best known of the Sydney ferry operators and was renowned for the large and comfortable steamers that it ran to the seaside suburb and resort of Manly . Patronage was growing steadily in the 1930s and to increase fleet capacity and vessel speed the Port Jackson Co. ordered a new ferry boat. In December 1936 the General Manager of the Port Jackson Co., Walter Leslie Dendy went to Britain to study sea transportation, propulsion techniques and to order
4692-523: Was the first of the familiar Manly ferries of the twentieth century. To meet the expanding demand, the company commissioned six similar double-ended screw steamers: Binngarra (1905), Burra Bra (1908), Bellubera (1910), Balgowlah (1912), Barrenjoey (1913), and Baragoola (1922). Prior to the construction of the first Spit Bridge in 1928, retired passenger ferries were used as cargo carriers. In 1928, two new ferries built in Scotland, Curl Curl and Dee Why were commissioned. They were
4761-539: Was the largest ferry to operate on Sydney Harbour. Between 1938 and 1974, she ran on the Manly service , crossing between Circular Quay and Manly over 100,000 times, carrying in excess of 92 million passengers. Along with the other Manly ferries, during the Second World War, the South Steyne's white sections were painted a dark green to prevent it being seen at night. In 1953, she was certified to cruise at sea within
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