Sydney hydrofoils

Sydney hydrofoils
Class overview
Builders:	Hitachi; Cantiere navale di Ancona;
Operators:	Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company; Public Transport Commission; Urban Transit Authority; State Transit Authority;
Completed:	8
Active:	0
General characteristics

The Sydney hydrofoils were a class of hydrofoils operated by Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors on the Manly service.

History

Curl Curl en route from Manly to Sydney, 1979

On 30 December 1964, the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company took delivery of a 75-seat PT20 hydrofoil from Hitachi, Kanagawa. Named Manly III, it entered service on 7 January 1965 taking 15 minutes to cover the 10-kilometre (6 mi) journey from Circular Quay to Manly compared to 35 minutes for conventional ferries.[1][2][3][4]

In November 1966, a larger 140-seat Rodriguez PT50 hydrofoil built by Cantiere navale di Ancona, Ancona entered service. Named Fairlight, it would be joined by the Dee Why in 1970 and Curl Curl in 1973. These were joined by the Palm Beach purchased second hand from Macau in 1975 and the Long Reef from Italy in 1978.[1][2][3][4]

Hydrofoil Palm Beach near Circular Quay late 1975

MV Fairlight in eastern harbour c1984

In 1984/85, two 235-seat hydrofoils, Manly IV and Sydney entered service. The State Transit Authority replaced its remaining hydrofoils with three JetCats, with the last operating on 18 March 1991. The remaining vessels were sold for further service on the Mediterranean Sea.[2][3][5] Three Hydrofoils were scrapped at Homebush Bay in 1988. These were Fairlight, Dee Why and Palm Beach.[6]

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Vessels

Name	Type	Builder	MMSI	Year in service	Length		Seats	Notes
Name	Type	Builder	MMSI	Year in service	m	ft	Seats	Notes
Manly III	PT20	Hitachi		1965	18.59	61.0	75	sold 1979 to Great Keppel Island, renamed Enterprise
Fairlight II	PT50	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina		1966	28.96	95.0	140	scrapped 1988[8]
Dee Why II	PT50	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina		1970	28.96	95.0	140	scrapped 1988[9]
Curl Curl II	RHS140	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina	7232975	1973	28.96	95.0	140	sold 1992 to Ustica Lines, Italy & renamed Spargi, sold to Alimare[3][10][11]
Palm Beach	PT50	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina		1975	28.96	95.0	140	ex Patane, second-hand from Macau, built 1970
Long Reef	PT50	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina		1978	28.96	95.0	140	second-hand from Italy, built 1967 as Freccia di Mergellina, sold 1992 to Italy[3]
Manly IV	RHS160F	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina	8222290	1984	31.20	102.4	235	sold 1992 to Naples, renamed Sinai[3]
Sydney	RHS160F	Cantiere navale L Rodriquez, Messina	8310982	1985	31.20	102.4	235	sold 1992 to Naples, renamed Fast Blu[3]

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References

Notes

Andrews, Graeme (1975). The Ferries of Sydney. Terry Hills: AH & AW Reed. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0 589 07172 6.
Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 133–138, 167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0.
Down Under Foils Classic Fast Ferries June 2002
Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 1 Afloat Magazine June 2007
Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 2 Afloat Magazine July 2007
Youtube film Homebush Bay 1988 the scrapping of Fairlight Dee Why & Palm Beach Hydrofoils
Stewart, Andy. "Name Behind the Name: Bruce Jackson — Apogee, Jands, Lake Technology". Audio Technology (40).
Fairlight II Ferries of Sydney
Dee Why II Ferries of Sydney
Curl Curl II Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Ferries of Sydney
SAS: The Hovering Years Classic Fast Ferries May 2004

Bibliography

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[GAndrews-1] Andrews, Graeme (1975). The Ferries of Sydney. Terry Hills: AH & AW Reed. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0 589 07172 6.

[TMead-2] Mead, Tom (1988). Manly Ferries. Brookvale: Child & Associates. pp. 133–138, 167. ISBN 0 86777 091 0.

[ClassicFastFerries-3] Down Under Foils Classic Fast Ferries June 2002

[AfloatJun07-4] Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 1 Afloat Magazine June 2007

[5] Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 2 Afloat Magazine July 2007

[6] Youtube film Homebush Bay 1988 the scrapping of Fairlight Dee Why & Palm Beach Hydrofoils

[Stewart_AT40-7] Stewart, Andy. "Name Behind the Name: Bruce Jackson — Apogee, Jands, Lake Technology". Audio Technology (40).

[8] Fairlight II Ferries of Sydney

[9] Dee Why II Ferries of Sydney

[10] Curl Curl II Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Ferries of Sydney

[11] SAS: The Hovering Years Classic Fast Ferries May 2004