&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Searoad_Ferry_%27Queenscliff%27,_Queenscliff,_jjron,_06.07.2010.jpg) MV Queenscliff docking at Queenscliff
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| History | |
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| Name | MV Queenscliff[1] |
| Operator | Peninsula Searoad Transport Pty Ltd |
| Port of registry |  Australia |
| Route | Queenscliff and Sorrento, Victoria, Australia |
| Completed | 1992 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 December 1993 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Double-ended, roll-on/roll-off catamaran |
| Tonnage | 3,200 GT (approx) |
| Length | 60.1 m (197.2 ft) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53.8 ft)[1] |
| Draft | 2.3 m (7.5 ft) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Propulsion | 2 x 800 kW |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
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The MV Queenscliff is a double ended roll-on/roll-off vehicle ferry owned by Peninsula Searoad Transport of Victoria, Australia. It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since December 1993.[3] The ferry replaced the earlier Peninsula Princess used on the route, and can carry approximately 80 vehicles and 700 passengers.[1] During the 2011 off season the ferry underwent a $2 Million refit.[4]
- ^ a b c "Searoad - The Vessels". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Miramar and Shipspotting
- ^ "Premier Launches New Bay Ferry Service". Media Release. Office of the Premier. 22 December 1993. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ "Queenscliff Sorrento Ferry". Retrieved 30 September 2011.