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MV Queenscliff (1983)

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Name
  
MV Queenscliff

Operator
  
Harbour City Ferries

Route
  
Manly ferry services

Launched
  
1983

Displacement
  
1.034 million kg

Namesake
  
Queenscliff Beach

Port of registry
  
Sydney

Draft
  
3.35 m

Length
  
70 m

Builder
  
State Dockyard

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Owner
  
Government of New South Wales

MV Queenscliff is one of four Freshwater class ferries that operate the Manly ferry service between Circular Quay and Manly on Sydney Harbour. The ferry is owned by the Government of New South Wales and operated by Harbour City Ferries. It is named after Queenscliff Beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Accidents and incidents

  • 17 January 2005, collision with private yacht in harbour
  • 19 January 2005, collision with No 3 Wharf at Circular Quay
  • 10 August 2005, collision with pile at No 3 Wharf at Circular Quay
  • 9 March 2017, mechanical breakdown while under way, near Many Passenger Terminal

    • References

    MV Queenscliff (1983) Wikipedia
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