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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
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Scan: Michael Kenyon.
Postcard of
Princess of Tasmania
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Scan: John E Hoskin.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Princess of Tasmania
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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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