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MV Phillip Pendal

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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

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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]

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