MV ''Troubridge'' was a

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that served the South Australian coastal trade between

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, Kingscote on

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and

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. It was built by

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, of Brisbane, Queensland as a

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ferry to minimise loading time and maximise time spent at sea.

Operational history

''Troubridge'' was built to replace '' SS Karatta'' in serving on the Adelaide - Kingscote - Port Lincoln route. It began services to Kingscote and Port Lincoln in 1961. Services to Port Lincoln were eventually discontinued leaving ''Troubridge'' to dedicated Kingscote Services. It operated until 1 June 1987, when it was replaced by ''

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''. ''Troubridge'' was sold and went to Malta in 1990 as ''City of Famagusta''. She was then bought by European Seaways and renamed ''European Glory''. Her ownership passed to Poseidon Lines, under the name ''Sea Wave''. In 1995 she was registered in Turkey as ''Karden''. She was re-registered in

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in 2003 as ''Marwa'', before being finally scrapped in Turkey in 2004.

References

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