Peninsula Princess (Australia)

The ferry in 2008
History
Name Peninsula Princess
Operator Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd
Port of registry Australia
Builder Stuart Ballantyne, ASD Marine Construction
Laid down Carrington Slipways, New South Wales, Australia
Completed 1987
Identification IMO number: 8614481
Status In Service
General characteristics
Class and type Single-ended, roll-on/roll-off
Tonnage 197 GT
Length 35.6 m (116.8 ft)
Beam 13.4 m (44.0 ft)
Draft 2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Ramps
  • Bow: 4.00 metres long by 4.75 wide
  • Stern: 5.50 metres long by 4.50 wide
Installed power
  • 2 × 410 shp Deutz 8-cylinder diesels S-BASM 816 'U'
  • 2 × 20 KVA MVM 240 V single phase auxiliary
Propulsion Gearbox: Reintjes WAF 340 3.5:1
Speed
  • 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) service,
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) maximum
Capacity
  • 300 passengers
  • 36 cars
  • Axle load: Stern ramp 10 tonnes, main deck 10 tonnes
  • Point load: 5 tonnes
Crew Four in summer, three in winter
Notes
  • Fuel consumption: 105 litres / hour
  • Fuel capacity: 41,000 litres

The Peninsula Princess is a single ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento from 1987 to 1993. It was replaced by the MV Queenscliff.

In 2004 the ferry was sighted docked in the Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania. In July 2008 the Peninsula Princess was brought back into service on the Queenscliff – Sorrento route, when one of the larger ferries was in dry dock.

In 2009 the ferry temporarily operated the Bruny Island Ferry route, replacing the Mirambeena while it underwent maintenance.

The ferry has operated the Queenscliff - Sorrento route when the MV Queenscliff underwent a refit and maintenance in mid-2011 and again in July and August 2013. The ferry was re introduced into service in December 2022 while the MV Queenscliff suffered mechanical problems which was sent to Geelong for engineering for an unknown duration.

In Popular Culture

The Peninsula Princess was featured in the popular children's TV program Round The Twist, in the season 2 episode 'Pink Bow Tie', first broadcast in 1992.