Brothers(ferry)
 Anonymous painting ofBrothers
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brothers |
| Owner | 1847—: John and Joseph Gerrard |
| Operator | 1847–: John and Joseph Gerard |
| Port of registry | 1847–1886: Sydney |
| Route | 1847–1848:Circular Quay–Blues Point |
| Builder | Thomas Chowney,Pyrmont,New South Wales |
| Launched | 1847 |
| Maiden voyage | 9 October 1847 |
| In service | 1847 |
| Out of service | 1886 |
| Identification | Official number:59513 |
| Fate | Broken up 1886 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | 23GRT |
| Length | 20.66 m (67 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 3.60 m (12 ft) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 1 × steam engine 18 bhp (13 kW) |
| Capacity | 50 passengers |
Brothers,also known asThe Brothers,was aManlyferry owned and operated by John and Joseph Gerard. She was built in 1847 by Thomas ChowneyPyrmontfor use on Sydney Harbour.
Concept and construction
[edit]Brotherswas a small timberpaddle wheel steam shipand one of the earliest constructed in the colony. A sporadic ferry service to the Manly area had been established in the 1830s provided by a small sailing ketch operated by Barney Kearns and that service ran betweenBalgowlahandBalmoralafter which passengers had to head overland to Milson's Point and then be rowed across the harbour by a waterman. It did not last long and passengers faced a long and difficult overland trip.[1]
Service history
[edit]Brothersbegan her career on Saturday, 9 October 1847 initially engaged to run from Windmill Street in The Rocks to Blues Point from 8am until 6.30pm. It is unlikely that she ran to a timetable, probably only doing the trip when there was a demand. In 1848 she shifted to the Manly route on a sporadic service which was to change in 1853 whenHenry Gilbert Smithchartered the vessel following his opening up of Manly as a holiday destination.[2]In this role she became the first scheduled ferry between Manly and Sydney along her with running mate, the 1858-builtPS Phantom.
Brothersremained on the Manly route for some years and was eventually sold to Port Stephens where she was hulked and used as a timber store, eventually being broken up in 1886.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Mead, Tom(1988).Manly Ferries of Sydney Harbour.Sydney Child & Associates.ISBN978-0-86777-091-9.Unknown ID 386.6099441 MEA.
- ^"Biography – Henry Gilbert Smith".A.F. Pike.Retrieved30 April2012.
- ^"Myall Lakes Shipwrecks"(PDF).
Bibliography
[edit]- Mead, Tom (1988),The Seven Mile Ships, Manly Ferries of Sydney Harbour,Sydney Child & Associates,ISBN978-0-86777-091-9,Unknown ID 386.6099441 MEA.
- Prescott, Anthony (1984),Sydney Ferry Fleets,Ronald H. Parsons,ISBN0-909418-30-6.
- Andrews, Graeme (1994),The Ferries of Sydney(3 ed.), Trident Publication,ISBN978-0-424-00202-6,ISBN0-424-00202-7.