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Princess of Tasmania
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the passenger and vehicle ferry Princess of Tasmania of the government-owned Australian National Line (ANL).
 
The Australian Government first owned ships during and after the First World War. These included the famous Bay class ships of the Commonwealth Line, later sold to the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line. The Government again owned ships during and after the Second World War, and formed the Australian National Line (ANL) in 1956.
 
Princess of Tasmania was built in 1959 for the Bass Strait service to Tasmania between Melbourne and Devonport. She was the first ro-ro ferry to operate in Australia, and carried 334 passenger and 100 cars. Due to her success, she was joined by the freight ferry Bass Trader in 1961. In 1965, the Empress of Australia was delivered for the longer service from Sydney to Tasmania. She was considered to be the largest car ferry in the world when delivered, at 12,037 gross tons. In 1969, an early example of the ro-pax ferry arrived as the Australian Trader, with 190 passengers and a large freight capacity. She joined Princess of Tasmania on the Bass Strait route.
 
Australian Trader swapped routes with the Empress of Australia in 1972, and Princess of Tasmania was sold to Marine Atlantic of Canada as the Marine Cruiser, who operated her until 1984. Subsequent name changes are:- Majorca Rose (1984), Equator (1984), Nomi (1984-1985), Adriatic Star (1985-1988), Lampedusa (1988-1991), Shahd Fayez (1991-1993), Al Mahrousa (1993-2000) and Tebah 2000 (2000-2005). Tebah 2000 was scrapped in India in March 2005.and had long subsequent career with many owners until she was scrapped in 2005.
 
 
Ships on This Page:-
Princess of Tasmania (ANL: 1959-1972)
Marine Cruiser (CNR/Marine Atlantic:1972-1985)
Adriatic Star (Adriatic Ferries: 1985-1988)
Lampedusa (Traghetti delle Isole: 1988-1991)
Al Mahrousa (Al Mahar: 1993-2000)
Tebah 2000 (Nouran Navigation: 2000-2005)
 
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Princess of Tasmania
(ANL: 1959-1972)
 
Princess of Tasmania was built in 1959 for the Melbourne-Devonport service to Tasmania. She was the first ro-ro ferry to operate in Australia, and carried 334 passenger and 100 cars. Princess of Tasmania operated the Bass Strait service until 1975 when she was sold to Marine Atlantic of Canada and operated as Marine Cruiser until 1984. Subsequent name changes are:- Majorca Rose (1984), Equator (1984), Nomi (1984-1985), Adriatic Star (1985-1988), Lampedusa (1988-1991), Shahd Fayez (1991-1993), Al Mahrousa (1993-2000) and Tebah 2000 (2000-2005). Tebah 2000 was scrapped in India in March 2005.
 
 
Postcard of Princess of Tasmania.
Scan: Michael Kenyon.
 
 
Postcard of Princess of Tasmania.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
 
 
A.Duncan photographic postcard of Princess of Tasmania.
Photo: © A.Duncan.
 
 
 
 
 
Marine Cruiser
(CNR/Marine Atlantic:1972-1985)
 
Photographic postcard of Marine Cruiser in CNR colours.
 
 
Marine Atlantic photograph of Marine Cruiser.
 
 
Marine Cruiser - being rebuilt in Greece
Photo: © Albert Novelli
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Marine Cruiser - being rebuilt in Greece
Photo: © Albert Novelli
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Adriatic Star
(Adriatic Ferries: 1985-1988)
 
Postcard of Adriatic Star in Brindisi.
 
 
Adriatic Star - laid up in Eleusis Bay
Photo: © Albert Novelli
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Photograph of Adriatic Star.
Photo: © Jürgen Stein - Scan supplied by Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
Lampedusa
(Traghetti delle Isole: 1988-1991)
 
Photo of Lampedusa at Civitaveccia in 1990.
Photo: © Philippe Brebant.
 
 
 
 
 
Al Mahrousa
(Al Mahar: 1993-2000)
 
Photograph of Al Mahrousa.
Photo: © Frank Heine - Scan supplied by Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
Photograph of Al Mahrousa. at Suez, 25/11/1999
Photo: © Yvon Perchoc - Scan supplied by Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
Tebah 2000
(Nouran Navigation: 2000-2005)
 
Photograph of Tebah 2000, beached for scrapping in Alang, India
Photo: © Zahan - Scan supplied by Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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