 South Steyne on her sea trials, 1938
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | SS South Steyne |
| Owner | Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company |
| Route | Manly |
| Builder | Henry Robb, Leith |
| Cost | £141,526[3] |
| Yard number | 267[2] |
| Launched | 1 April 1938 |
| In service | 24 October 1938 |
| Out of service | August 1974 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | double-ended, double-screw steamship ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,203 GT |
| Length | 67.23 m (220.6 ft) |
| Beam | 11.76 m (38.6 ft) |
| Installed power | 2,420 kW (3,250 hp) 4 cylinder, Triple expansion steam engine |
The SS South Steyne is a former Manly ferry on Sydney Harbour. She was the world's largest steam-powered passenger ferry and operated on the service from 1938 to 1974. Restored in the 1980s, she served as a restaurant ship in Newcastle in the 1990s, and in 2000 was moved back to Sydney and open to the public at Darling Harbour. Since April 2016 she has been stored at Berrys Bay. She was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]
The South Steyne was designed by Walter Leslie Dendy and John Ashcroft and built from 1937 to 1938 by Henry Robb Ltd. of Scotland.
- ^ "South Steyne IMO: 5335151". Shipspotting. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Ship No 267". Leith Built Ships. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Andrew, Graeme (994). Ferries of Sydney (3rd ed.). Sydney University Press.
- ^ "South Steyne (S.S.)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00755. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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