MVTroubridge
 Maiden voyage of MV Troubridge,Port Adelaide
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| History | |
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Australia Australia | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet[1] |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Adelaide |
| Builder | Evans Deakin & CompanyofBrisbane,Queensland[2] |
| Identification | IMO number:5369437 |
| Fate | Scrapped 2004 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Roll on roll off ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,995 tons (2027 tonnes)[1] |
| Length | 291 ft 6 in (88.85 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft 1 in (15.27 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
| Ramps | 1 rear ramp |
| Installed power | Twin Polar Diesel 4110BHp |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.8 km/h) |
| Capacity | 582 tons (591 tonnes) |
MVTroubridgewas aferrythat served the South Australian coastal trade betweenPort Adelaide,KingscoteonKangaroo IslandandPort Lincoln.It was built byEvans Deakin & Company,of Brisbane, Queensland as aroll on roll offferry to minimise loading time and maximise time spent at sea.[1]
Operational history
[edit]Troubridgewas built to replaceSS Karattain serving on the Adelaide - Kingscote - Port Lincoln route. It began services to Kingscote and Port Lincoln in 1961.[3]Services to Port Lincoln were eventually discontinued leavingTroubridgeto dedicated Kingscote Services. It operated until 1 June 1987, when it was replaced byIsland Seaway.[4][1]
Troubridgewas sold and went to Malta in 1990 asCity of Famagusta.She was then bought by European Seaways and renamedEuropean Glory.Her ownership passed to Poseidon Lines, under the nameSea Wave.In 1995 she was registered in Turkey asKarden.She was re-registered inNorth Koreain 2003 asMarwa,before being finally scrapped in Turkey in 2004.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeTracey, Dr Michael MacLellan."'History in a Discarded Painting ~ The MV Troubridge'".HERITAGE ARCHAEOLOGY. Archived fromthe originalon 28 February 2015.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^"Flotilla Australia".
- ^Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry On Gulf Run This MonthTruck & Bus TransportationOctober 1961 page 7
- ^Smith, Andrea (June 2006)."The maritime cultural landscape of Kangaroo Island, South Australia: A study of Kingscote and West Bay"(PDF).Flinders University, South Australia.Retrieved26 June2018.
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