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234:, were taken over by Brambles when it acquired the Port Jackson company. The hydrofoils were profitable for Brambles as they were leased rather than owned outright. In 1974, the NSW State Government's
164:'s formerly lucrative Circular Quay to Manly service was declining. The company introduced a hydrofoil service halving the travelling time from 30 to 15 minutes but at a premium fare.
890:
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181:. Despite early troubles with harbour debris, she proved to be a success and three larger hydrofoils were ordered from Italy through leasing arrangements.
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was used on a hydrofoil service from
Circular Quay to Gladesville, however, the service was short-lived due to river bank damage.
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Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. second-hand from Italy, built 1967 as
Freccia di Mergellina, sold 1992 to Italy
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took over the Manly ferry and hydrofoil services, and the hydrofoils were purchased from a finance company in 1975.
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257:, with the last operating on 18 March 1991. The remaining vessels were sold for further service on the
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Stewart, Andy. "Name Behind the Name: Bruce
Jackson — Apogee, Jands, Lake Technology".
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Homebush Bay 1988 the scrapping of Fairlight, Dee Why & Palm Beach
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Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. sold 1992 to Naples, renamed
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The hydrofoils covered the 10-kilometre (6 mi) journey from
60:
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The first of the three was a 140-seat
Rodriguez PT50 hydrofoil,
167:
Introduced in 1965, the first hydrofoil was a 75-seat PT20 from
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1278:
1201:
618:
491:
193:
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in 15 minutes compared to 35 minutes for conventional ferries.
1320:
450:
Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. scrapped 1988
411:
Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. Scrapped 1988
749:. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 133–138, 167.
617:
Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. sold 1992 to
490:
Builder: Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina. Sold 1992 to
222:
The hydrofoils, along with the conventional Manly ferries,
870:. Magill South Australia: Ronald H Parsons. p. 21.
196:
and entered service in 1966. It would be joined by the
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719:. Terry Hills: AH & AW Reed. pp. 54–55.
208:purchased second hand from Macau in 1975 and the
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1058:
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845:. Terry Hills: AH & AW Reed. p. 54.
820:. Terry Hills: AH & AW Reed. p. 59.
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253:replaced its remaining hydrofoils with three
1007:
1684:Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
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162:Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
135:Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
80:Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
834:
809:
139:ferry service from Circular Quay to Manly
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840:
815:
740:
738:
736:
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891:Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 2
801:Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 1
540:, second-hand from Macau, built 1970
241:In 1984/85, two 235-seat hydrofoils,
744:
733:
1013:
160:By the mid-1960s, patronage on the
13:
1740:Timeline of Sydney Harbour ferries
689:, which, in turn, was named after
637:
591:
553:
511:
463:
424:
385:
335:
204:in 1973. These were joined by the
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24:
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976:
965:
953:
942:
930:
919:
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1735:List of Sydney Harbour ferries
1709:Sydney Harbour Transport Board
972:National Archives of Australia
949:National Archives of Australia
926:National Archives of Australia
899:
884:
859:
1:
1004:Classic Fast Ferries May 2004
915:National Archive of Australia
696:
7:
1689:Public Transport Commission
659:
650:
613:
604:
574:
565:
532:
523:
494:Lines, Italy & renamed
486:
477:
446:
437:
407:
398:
357:
348:
236:Public Transport Commission
85:Public Transport Commission
10:
1797:
1699:Sydney Ferries Corporation
691:Fairlight, New South Wales
276:
155:
137:and its successors on the
1771:Ferry transport in Sydney
1727:
1671:
1628:
1551:
1066:
1060:Ferries of Sydney Harbour
672:
311:
308:
305:
302:
297:
292:
289:
286:
283:
190:Cantiere navale di Ancona
118:
66:Cantiere navale di Ancona
49:
23:
1679:Australian National Line
841:Andrews, Graeme (1975).
816:Andrews, Graeme (1975).
715:Andrews, Graeme (1975).
1719:Urban Transit Authority
1694:State Transit Authority
1663:Transdev Sydney Ferries
1002:SAS: The Hovering Years
681:, a pioneering digital
251:State Transit Authority
119:General characteristics
95:State Transit Authority
90:Urban Transit Authority
1704:Sydney Ferries Limited
1672:Former ferry operators
642:
596:
558:
516:
468:
429:
390:
340:
1781:Ships built in Ancona
866:Prescott, AM (1984).
843:The Ferries of Sydney
818:The Ferries of Sydney
717:The Ferries of Sydney
641:
595:
557:
515:
467:
428:
389:
339:
249:entered service. The
1641:Captain Cook Cruises
786:Classic Fast Ferries
685:, was named for the
212:from Italy in 1978.
1745:Greycliffe disaster
868:Sydney Ferry Fleets
367:Great Keppel Island
20:
1067:Individual ferries
988:2015-04-14 at the
745:Mead, Tom (1988).
643:
597:
559:
517:
498:, sold to Alimare
469:
430:
391:
341:
263:Fairlight, Dee Why
34:passing the ferry
19:Sydney hydrofoils
18:
1758:
1757:
992:Ferries of Sydney
962:Ferries of Sydney
939:Ferries of Sydney
670:
669:
269:were scrapped at
259:Mediterranean Sea
129:were a series of
127:Sydney hydrofoils
123:
122:
1788:
1653:Manly Fast Ferry
1605:Parramatta River
1500:Rose Hill Packet
1174:Fairlight (1878)
1053:
1046:
1039:
1030:
1029:
1020:
1019:
1016:Audio Technology
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917:
912:
906:
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897:
888:
882:
881:
863:
857:
856:
838:
832:
831:
813:
807:
798:
789:
783:Down Under Foils
780:
761:
760:
742:
731:
730:
712:
303:Year in service
281:
280:
28:
21:
17:
1796:
1795:
1791:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1785:
1761:
1760:
1759:
1754:
1750:Rodney disaster
1723:
1714:Transit Systems
1667:
1646:Matilda Cruises
1629:Ferry operators
1624:
1547:
1062:
1057:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1012:
1008:
1000:
996:
990:Wayback Machine
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894:Afloat Magazine
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804:Afloat Magazine
799:
792:
781:
764:
757:
743:
734:
727:
713:
704:
699:
675:
365:. sold 1979 to
294:Official Number
279:
215:In March 1973,
158:
45:
12:
11:
5:
1794:
1784:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1756:
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1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1675:
1673:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1665:
1660:
1658:Rosman Ferries
1655:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1643:
1632:
1630:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
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1475:
1468:
1460:
1452:
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1429:
1422:
1415:
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1394:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1078:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1063:
1056:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1033:
1022:
1021:
1006:
994:
975:
964:
952:
941:
929:
918:
907:
898:
883:
876:
858:
851:
833:
826:
808:
790:
762:
755:
732:
725:
701:
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698:
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661:
658:
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531:
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275:
157:
154:
121:
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116:
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108:
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97:
92:
87:
82:
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71:
70:
69:
68:
63:
56:
52:
51:
50:Class overview
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29:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
1793:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1728:Miscellaneous
1726:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
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1682:
1680:
1677:
1676:
1674:
1670:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1637:
1636:Kelsian Group
1634:
1633:
1631:
1627:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1561:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1552:Ferry classes
1550:
1544:
1543:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1511:
1509:
1508:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1497:
1495:
1494:
1490:
1488:
1487:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1476:
1474:
1473:
1469:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1426:Lady Ferguson
1423:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1358:
1357:
1353:
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1350:
1346:
1344:
1343:
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1337:
1336:
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1325:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1054:
1049:
1047:
1042:
1040:
1035:
1034:
1031:
1027:
1017:
1010:
1003:
998:
991:
987:
984:
979:
973:
968:
961:
956:
950:
945:
938:
933:
927:
922:
916:
911:
902:
895:
892:
887:
879:
873:
869:
862:
854:
852:0 589 07172 6
848:
844:
837:
829:
827:0 589 07172 6
823:
819:
812:
805:
802:
797:
795:
787:
784:
779:
777:
775:
773:
771:
769:
767:
758:
756:0 86777 091 0
752:
748:
747:Manly Ferries
741:
739:
737:
728:
726:0 589 07172 6
722:
718:
711:
709:
707:
702:
694:
692:
688:
684:
680:
679:Fairlight CMI
666:
662:
656:
653:
647:
645:
640:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
624:
620:
616:
610:
607:
601:
599:
594:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
577:
571:
568:
563:
561:
556:
552:
549:
547:
544:
543:
539:
535:
529:
526:
521:
519:
514:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
497:
493:
489:
483:
480:
474:
471:
466:
462:
459:
457:
454:
453:
449:
443:
440:
435:
432:
427:
423:
420:
418:
415:
414:
410:
404:
401:
396:
393:
388:
384:
381:
379:
376:
375:
372:
368:
364:
360:
354:
351:
346:
343:
338:
334:
331:
329:
328:
324:
323:
319:
316:
315:
300:
295:
282:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
182:
180:
179:
174:
170:
165:
163:
153:
151:
147:
146:Circular Quay
142:
140:
136:
132:
128:
117:
113:
110:
109:
105:
102:
101:
96:
93:
91:
88:
86:
83:
81:
78:
77:
76:
73:
72:
67:
64:
62:
59:
58:
57:
54:
53:
48:
43:
39:
38:
33:
27:
22:
16:
1584:
1577:
1559:
1540:
1533:
1526:
1519:
1514:South Steyne
1512:
1505:
1498:
1491:
1484:
1477:
1470:
1462:
1454:
1446:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1419:Lady Edeline
1417:
1410:
1403:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1375:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1256:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1025:
1015:
1009:
997:
983:Curl Curl II
978:
967:
955:
944:
937:Fairlight II
932:
921:
910:
901:
893:
886:
867:
861:
842:
836:
817:
811:
803:
785:
746:
716:
687:Fairlight II
686:
676:
664:
629:
622:
583:
545:
537:
503:
495:
456:Curl Curl II
455:
416:
378:Fairlight II
377:
370:
325:
271:Homebush Bay
266:
262:
246:
242:
240:
232:South Steyne
231:
227:
223:
221:
216:
214:
209:
205:
201:
200:in 1970 and
197:
185:
183:
176:
166:
159:
143:
133:operated by
126:
124:
42:Sydney Heads
37:South Steyne
35:
31:
15:
1572:First Fleet
1521:Sydney 2000
1507:Sophia Jane
1486:Queenscliff
1412:Lady Denman
1405:Lady Cutler
1314:Kooroongaba
1293:Kookooburra
683:synthesizer
188:, built by
1776:Hydrofoils
1765:Categories
1578:Freshwater
1472:North Head
1433:Lady Scott
1391:Kuring-gai
1335:Kirribilli
1307:Koompartoo
1181:Freshwater
1167:Experiment
1110:Brightside
1089:Barrenjoey
960:Dee Why II
877:0909418306
697:References
621:, renamed
504:Palm Beach
417:Dee Why II
371:Enterprise
369:, renamed
267:Palm Beach
224:North Head
206:Palm Beach
131:hydrofoils
30:Hydrofoil
1585:Hydrofoil
1464:Narrabeen
1456:Narrabeen
1384:Kurrab-Ba
1328:Kosciusko
1244:Kara Kara
1145:Curl Curl
1131:Burra Bra
1103:Binngarra
1096:Bellubera
1082:Baragoola
1075:Balgowlah
896:July 2007
806:June 2007
788:June 2002
546:Long Reef
361:Builder:
327:Manly III
273:in 1988.
228:Baragoola
217:Curl Curl
210:Long Reef
202:Curl Curl
186:Fairlight
103:Completed
74:Operators
1620:SuperCat
1615:RiverCat
1535:Vaucluse
1528:Surprise
1398:Kuttabul
1356:Kummulla
1265:Karrabee
1258:Karingal
1237:Kanimbla
1230:Kanangra
1216:Kameruka
1138:Collaroy
1124:Brothers
1117:Brighton
986:Archived
665:Fast Blu
648:8310982
602:8222290
584:Manly IV
475:7232975
243:Manly IV
173:Kanagawa
55:Builders
1595:K class
1567:Emerald
1560:Dee Why
1542:Wallaby
1479:Phantom
1377:Kurraba
1370:Kuranda
1363:Kuramia
1300:Kooleen
1286:Kirrule
1272:Kiandra
1251:Kareela
1209:Kaludah
1152:Dee Why
634:RHS160F
588:RHS160F
363:Hitachi
306:Length
277:Vessels
255:JetCats
198:Dee Why
169:Hitachi
156:History
61:Hitachi
32:Dee Why
1590:JetCat
1493:Rodney
1349:Kulgoa
1279:Kirawa
1223:Kamiri
1202:Kalang
1195:Kaikai
1188:Herald
874:
849:
824:
753:
723:
673:Trivia
657:102.4
654:31.20
630:Sydney
619:Naples
611:102.4
608:31.20
569:28.96
538:Patane
527:28.96
496:Spargi
492:Ustica
481:28.96
472:355207
460:RHS140
441:28.96
433:343631
402:28.96
394:317902
352:18.59
344:317480
312:Notes
309:Seats
290:Image
247:Sydney
230:, and
194:Ancona
175:named
111:Active
44:, 1970
1610:River
1580:class
1562:class
1467:(III)
1451:(III)
1448:Manly
1440:Manly
1321:Koree
1018:(40).
651:1985
623:Sinai
605:1984
572:95.0
566:1978
530:95.0
524:1975
484:95.0
478:1973
444:95.0
438:1970
405:95.0
399:1966
355:61.0
349:1965
287:Type
284:Name
178:Manly
150:Manly
1600:Lady
1443:(II)
1342:Kubu
1162:(II)
872:ISBN
847:ISBN
822:ISBN
751:ISBN
721:ISBN
677:The
550:PT50
508:PT50
421:PT50
382:PT50
332:PT20
299:MMSI
265:and
245:and
125:The
1459:(I)
1159:Emu
660:235
614:235
575:140
533:140
487:140
447:140
408:140
320:ft
148:to
1767::
793:^
765:^
735:^
705:^
693:.
358:75
317:m
261:.
226:,
192:,
171:,
141:.
40:,
1052:e
1045:t
1038:v
880:.
855:.
830:.
759:.
729:.
114:0
106:8
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