Passenger Ships of Australia - Australia Coastal Passenger Vessels, Ferries of Australia, Fitzroy, SS Admella, Hmas Jervis Bay, Dee Why Ferry (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Australia coastal passenger vessels, Ferries of Australia, Fitzroy, SS Admella, HMAS Jervis Bay, Dee Why ferry, List of Australian ferries, Dangar Island, SS City of Adelaide, Greycliffe disaster, HSC Manannan, SS Cawarra, Moltke, SS Taroona, HSV-X1 Joint Venture, HMAS Kuttabul, HMS Suva, MV Queenscliff, Wisemans Ferry, Mortlake Ferry, Bruny Island Ferry, MV Sorrento, Balgowlah, SS South Steyne, MV Cartela, Peninsula Princess, MV Lady Cutler, Wymah Ferry, Sackville Ferry, SS Bee, MV Perth, MV Manly, The Bluebell Collision, SS Omrah, SS Westralia, Webbs Creek Ferry, Speewa Ferry, HMAS Burra Bra, Lower Portland Ferry, Berowra Waters Ferry, Daintree River Ferry, Lawrence Ferry, PS Murray Princess, Hawkesbury River Ferries, SS Maheno, Ulmarra Ferry, MV True North, Oceanic Discoverer, Murray River Queen, Church Point Ferry, Auto Express 86 Class, The Brothers. Excerpt: The Fitzroy was a steel steamer screw built in 1912 at Old Kilpatrick, that was wrecked when it Capsized in gale whilst carrying a general cargo between Coffs Harbour and Sydney and was lost off Cape Hawke, New South Wales on 26 June 1921. The vessel was a steel single deck and the bridge ship with 2 masts and an Elliptical Stern it dimensions were Length from foredeck of stem to stern post was 170 feet 2 inches (51.87 m)Length @ 1/4 depth front top of weather deck at amidships to bottom of keel 169 feet 4 inches (51.61 m) Main Breadth to outside plank 30 feet 7.5 inches (9.33 m)Depth of Hold from tonnage deck to ceiling at amidships 10 feet 6.5 inches (3.21 m)Depth from Top of beam amidships to top of keel 11 feet 8 inches (3.56 m)Depth from top of deck as side amidships to bottom of keel 11 feet 4 inches (3.45 m)Length of Engine Room 36 feet 7 inches (11.15 m)Displacement Total to 1/4 the depth from weather deck at side amidships to bottom of keel 849 tons