MV Phillip Pendal at Elizabeth Quay in February 2023
History
NameMV Phillip Pendal
NamesakePhillip Pendal
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
OperatorCaptain Cook Cruises
RouteElizabeth Quay - Mends Street
BuilderSBF Shipbuilders, Henderson
In service3 May 2009
General characteristics
Length21.7 metres
Beam5.5 metres
Draught0.8 metres
Propulsion2 x Perkins M130C
Speed12 knots
Capacity148
Crew2

MV Phillip Pendal is a ferry owned by the Public Transport Authority and operated under contract by Captain Cook Cruises on Transperth services on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.

History

In 2009, SBF Shipbuilders of Henderson was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace MV Countess II. It was built to the same design as MV Shelley Taylor-Smith.[1] It entered service on 3 May 2009 named after politician Phillip Pendal.[2][3][4]

References

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