 As a steamer on the Lane Cove River, 1920s
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| History | |
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| Name | Lady Scott (later John Cadman and Aqua Queen) |
| Operator | Balmain New Ferry Company, Sydney Ferries Limited, Sydney Harbour Transport Board, Public Transport Commission |
| Builder | J Dent of Jervis Bay |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Out of service | end ferry service 1969, cruise boat until 2014 |
| Fate | Sank and broken up 2014 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 95 tons |
| Length | 33.5 m |
| Propulsion | Steam (1914-1937), Diesel (from 1937) |
| Speed | 11 knots as built, 9 knots as diesel |
| Capacity | 486 as built, 572 (1937-1969) |
Lady Scott, later John Cadman and Harbour Queen, was a Sydney Harbour ferry built in 1914 for the Balmain New Ferry Company. She and four similar ferries, Lady Chelmsford (1910), Lady Denman (1912), Lady Edeline (1913), and Lady Ferguson (1914), were a new series of "Lady-class", designed by renowned naval architect, Walter Reeks.[peacock prose]
Lady Scott and her four sisters survived the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and were converted to diesel power that decade. They also survived the 1951 NSW State Government takeover of the ailing ferry fleet. Lady Scott was sold out of ferry service in 1969 for use as a cruise boat. A 1972 fire destroyed her superstructure and she was re-built and successfully run as the John Cadman cruising restaurant. She was sold to new owners, renamed Harbour Queen and enjoyed limited subsequent success. She sank in 2014 in Blackwattle Bay where she was broken up.