''Peninsula Princess'' is a single ended
roll-on/roll-off
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, Trailer (vehicle), trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their ...
vehicle
ferry
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owned by
Peninsula Searoad Transport of
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
,
Australia
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. It operated between the heads of
Port Phillip Bay
Port Phillip ( Kulin: ''Narm-Narm'') or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria, Australia. The bay opens into the Bass Strait via a short, narrow channel known as The Rip, and is comple ...
between the towns of
Queenscliff and
Sorrento
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from 1987
to 1993. It was replaced by the
MV ''Queenscliff''.
In 2004 the ferry was sighted docked in the
Tamar River
The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length.
Etymology
The Tamar River was named ...
in
Launceston,
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. 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
The Bruny Island Ferry links Bruny Island to the Tasmania, Tasmanian mainland. Once operated by North Western Shipping and Towage Co. Pty Ltd and owned by the Tasmanian Government, the ferry ''Mirambeena (Ship), Mirambeena'' travels between Ket ...
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 suffered mechanical problems which was sent to Geelong for engineering for an unknown duration.
References
External links
Peninsula Searoad Ferry
{{Australianferries
Ferries of Victoria (state)
Transport in Geelong
Transport in Victoria (state)
1987 ships
Port Phillip