Melbourne showboat LADY CUTLER seen at the Mersey Slipways site in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 19/09/2018

The passenger boat LADY CUTLER has recently turned 50 and is currently undergoing an AUD $250,000 refurbishment at the Devonport slipyard. The refurbishment project will replace about ten square metres of steel on her hull.

LADY CUTLER is named after Lady Helen Cutler, wife of the 32nd Governor of New South Wales, Roden Cutler.

LADY CUTLER was the first of 7 similar ferries known as the Lady Class built to operate on the Sydney Harbour. The ferry’s Sydney service began in 1968 and ended in 1991. LADY CUTLER currently operates cruises in Melbourne.

LADY CUTLER

Type: Passenger Ferry
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Melbourne | Call Sign: VKV7020
IMO: 6823442 | MMSI: 503334800
Owner: Jeff Gordon (Huntly Gordon Investments Pty. Ltd.) - Melbourne, Australia
Year Built: 1968 | Country of Build: Australia | Builder: State Dockyard | Location of Yard: Dyke End
Keel Laid: 1.03.1968 | Launch Date: 10.08.1968 | Date of Completion: 20.9.1968
Length: 38.7 m | Beam: 9.3 m | Draught: 2.1 m
GT: 404
Passenger Capacity: 350
Main Engine: 8-cylinder MWM turbo diesel | Power: 510 bhp
Propellers: 2 x single fixed pitch propellers (one at either end)

Sister Vessels:

LADY WOODWARD - IMO: 7027813_____Status: Converted to fishery support vessel | Location: Strahan
VICTORIA STAR - IMO: 7029122_____Status: Active | Location: Port Phillip

Similar Vessels:

LADY WAKEHURST - IMO: 7343449_____Status: Active | Location: Solomon Islands
LADY NORTHCOTT – IMO: 7343451_____Status: Withdrawn October 2017 | Location: Sydney
LADY HERRON - IMO: 7343451_____Status: Withdrawn October 2017 | Location: Sydney
LADY STREET - IMO: 7810806_____Status: Withdrawn October 2002