MV Nelcebee
MV Nelcebee | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | MV Nelcebee |
| Namesake | Nelcebee after the Aboriginal name for a spring at Port Pirie |
| Owner | Captain Williams of Port Adelaide (1983-unknown), unknown (-1962), R Fricker and Company (1962-1982) |
| Builder | T.B. Seath & Co. at Rutherglen, Scotland |
| Cost | £7,000 |
| Commissioned | 1883 |
| Decommissioned | 1982 |
| Fate | To South Australian Maritime Museum |
| Status | Museum Ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam tug and lighter (1883-1927) Motor ketch (1927-) |
| Length | 32.61 metres |
| Beam | 5.69 metres |
| Draft | 2.79 metres |
| Installed power | Steam (1883-1927) Diesel (1927-) |
| Sail plan | Ketch (1927-) |
The MV Nelcebee is an auxiliary schooner that served the South Australian coastal trade from 1883 to 1982.