MV Queenscliff (1992)
MV Queenscliff docking at Queenscliff | |
| History | |
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| Name | MV Queenscliff |
| Operator | Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd |
| Port of registry | Australia |
| Route | Queenscliff and Sorrento, Victoria, Australia |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 December 1993 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Double-ended, roll-on/roll-off catamaran |
| Tonnage | 3,200 GT (approx) |
| Length | 60.1 m (197 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion | 2 x 800 kW |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
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MV Queenscliff is a double ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since December 1993. The ferry replaced the earlier Peninsula Princess used on the route, and can carry approximately 80 vehicles and 700 passengers. During the 2011 off season the ferry underwent a $2 Million refit.