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Phantom (ferry)
Australian iron paddle steamboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phantom was an iron paddle steamer on Sydney Harbour that ran the Circular Quay to Manly run. Built in 1858, she was the first large double-ended Manly ferry, a basic configuration that has continued through to the contemporary Manly ferries.
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![]() Phantom at west Circular Quay in what is now known as Campbells Cove. | |
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Name | Phantom |
Operator | Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company? |
Builder | JF Dow & Co., Williamstown, Victoria |
Launched | 1859 |
Out of service | 1885 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 63 tonnes |
Length | 36.3 m |
Beam | 4.0 m |
Speed | 12 knots |
Capacity | 166 passengers |
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