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Sydney RiverCat

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Named after famous Australian female athletes, the first was delivered in early 1992. They replaced
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to be cut up for scrap by Polaris Marine Group. The rest of the RiverCats are to be replaced by
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Although primarily operating Parramatta River services, they also operate other
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In October 1995, a seventh vessel built by Wavemaster International in
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service on 7 May 1992. In December 1993 they began operating to
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ordered six Grahame Parker Design designed RiverCats from
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Australian-made ferries to take to Parramatta River
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Come for a last ride on our Evonne Goolagong vessel
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In June 2024 277:Henderson, Western Australia 22:Parramatta River-class ferry 1821:Public Transport Commission 1944: 1831:Sydney Ferries Corporation 678:at Cockatoo Island, 2024. 490:at Cockatoo Island, 2023. 422:Withdrawn 16 February 2023 15: 1928:Ships built in Queensland 1923:Ferry transport in Sydney 1846:Transdev Brisbane Ferries 1718:Captain Cook Cruises (WA) 1524:Spirit of Kangaroo Island 791:August 1992 pages 171-173 537:passing Walsh Bay, 2024. 258:First Fleet class ferries 251:Parramatta River services 123: 53: 34: 1796:Australian National Line 878:Transdev Sydney Ferries 694:Wavesmster International 444:at Circular Quay, 2023. 429:June 2024 for scrapping 391:at Circular Quay, 2016. 323:Parramatta class ferries 279:was delivered. In 2000, 69:Wavemaster International 16:Not to be confused with 1856:Urban Transit Authority 1826:State Transit Authority 1770:Transdev Sydney Ferries 1723:Kangaroo Island SeaLink 1672:Sydney Parramatta River 861:Transdev Sydney Ferries 806:9 December 1993 page 63 787:Sydney's New Rivercats 750:September 1991 page 211 292:Transdev Sydney Ferries 239:State Transit Authority 223:Transdev Sydney Ferries 124:General characteristics 92:Transdev Sydney Ferries 82:State Transit Authority 1836:Sydney Ferries Limited 1789:Former ferry operators 1552:Spirit of Tasmania III 845:December 2000 page 279 832:December 1995 page 290 815:Timetables and routes 803:Daily Telegraph Mirror 728: 336: 1801:Brisbane City Council 1703:Central Coast Ferries 1559:Spirit of Tasmania IV 1545:Spirit of Tasmania II 939:at Wikimedia Commons 899:Polaris Marine Group 726: 519:Withdrawn 7 June 2024 331: 1775:Western Port Ferries 1750:Port Phillip Ferries 1713:Captain Cook Cruises 1566:Spirit of Tasmania V 1538:Spirit of 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Index

River-class ferry
Parramatta River-class ferry

Darling Harbour
NQEA
State Transit Authority
Sydney Ferries
Transdev Sydney Ferries
GM 8V92TA
catamarans
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Parramatta River
State Transit Authority
NQEA
Cairns
Parramatta River services
First Fleet class ferries
Circular Quay
Meadowbank
Parramatta
Henderson, Western Australia
2000 Summer Olympics torch relay
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Yamba
tugboat
Parramatta class ferries

MMSI

NQEA

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