South Steyne Ferry is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on March 17th, 2012.
South Steyne Ferry
The S.S. South Steyne is a 224' (70 metres) long steamship making it the world's largest operational steam ferry. Built in Leith, Scotland for the... more
by Kaye Menner
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South Steyne Ferry
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Kaye Menner
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The S.S. South Steyne is a 224' (70 metres) long steamship making it the world's largest operational steam ferry. Built in Leith, Scotland for the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, the South Steyne was launched on April 1st, 1938 and on July 7th 1938, it steamed the 22,000 kilometres to Australia arriving on September 19th the same year.
The South Steyne has been an icon of Sydney since 1938. As the famous Manly ferry, it crossed between Circular Quay and Manly over 100,000 times over its 36 years, carrying well in excess of 92 million passengers.
It is now permanently moored at Darling Harbour Sydney and is a great tourist attraction. It has now become a floating restaurant and function centre.
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March 17th, 2012
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Comments (10)
Kaye Menner
Many thanks for your kind comment, Judy. I would also love to have dinner there.... probably expensive!
Kaye Menner
Thank you very much, Chris. It is such a lovely old ferry/ship which I took a trip on many times.
Judy Via-wolff
I like the water reflections and all the wonderful linear textures. The bio is also very interesting, would love to have dinner there! fv
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