Tasmanian Steamers
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Tasmanian Steamers Proprietary Limited[1] was a company that operated passenger ferries across the Bass Strait from 1921 to 1959. Union Company and Huddart Parker each owned 50%.[2][3]
History
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Tasmanian Steamers was established on 22 December 1921. Its ships experienced many difficulties over the next nearly four decades of operations; Amidst the ongoing World War II, some of its ships were encountering intermittent attacks whilst at sea, having already witnessed World War I. During the latter, one of its ships, Taroona, was an Australian troopship, and also serving in the same capacity with New Zealand for a brief time.
The company ceased passenger operations in 1959 after the Australian National Line purchased its assets.[3]
Fleet
[edit]Streets in the Burnie suburbs of Shorewell Park and Malonga Park are named after the fleet.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tasmanian Steamers Proprietary Limited". Australian Securities & Investments Commission. 2000.
- ^ "Huddart, Parker & Co. 1876–1961 and associated companies". The Fleets. TheShipsList. 16 March 2009.
- ^ a b Plowman, Peter (2004). Ferry to Tasmania, A Short History. Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 57–70. ISBN 1 877058 27 0.
Further reading
[edit]- Hopkins, David L. The short history of the Bass Strait Crossing. ISBN 0-646-18635-3.
- Hoskin, John E (2009). "Tasmanian Steam Navigation Co and Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd". Flotilla Australia.
External links
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Media related to Ships of Tasmanian Steamers at Wikimedia Commons