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Kalang
''Kalang'', later ''Sydney Queen'', was a vehicular ferry and later show boat on Sydney Harbour. A steel-hulled, steam screw ferry, she and sister ''Kara Kara'' were the largest vehicular ferries to operate in Sydney and the largest ferries operated by Sydney Ferries Limited. She was built in 1926 to help meet the increasing demand for vehicular traffic to cross the Harbour before the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Redundant following the opening of the bridge, she was converted to a showboat in the late 1930s. Rebuilt as an army repair ship during World War 2 she operated in Rabaul and Torokina. Following the war, she was converted back to a showboat and became a popular Sydney icon. Following financial decline, she was laid up in the 1960s. She was wrecked on the New South Wales Mid North Coast while being towed to the Philippines. Design and construction ''Kalang'' was built by J Chrichton & Co Ltd of Saltney, England, and was launched on 2 March 1926. She had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Ferries Limited
Sydney Ferries Limited operated ferry services on Sydney Harbour from 1900 until June 1951. The company grew out of the North Shore Steam Ferry Company and took over smaller ferry operators to become the largest ferry operator in Sydney's history. Without a physical connection across the harbour, demand for ferry services to developing areas on the North Shore rose dramatically and Sydney Ferries commissioned 27 large ferries in its own right between 1900 and 1922. The company named its vessels with Australian Aboriginal words beginning with "K". The 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge saw the companies annual patronage drop from 40 million to 15 million. Nineteenth century beginnings The first regular passenger ferry services across the harbour began in the 1840s and 1850s, at which time the Gerrard Brother's ran paddle steamers ''Ferry Queen'', ''Brothers'', and ''Agenoria''. ''Herald'' was sent out from England for the North Shore Steam Company and later for E Evans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
