Talk:Dee Why-class ferry

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The quote "The Dee Why and the Curl Curl were the first Manly ferries for over seventy years to be built in Britain rather than Australia, and were launched on 23 December 1927, and 27 February 1928, respectively. They were fitted out in the United Kingdom, and sailed under their own power to Australia, via the Suez Canal." is actually incorrect, the last manly ferry built previously in England was the 1883 paddlewheeler 'Brighton'.

--Blacklord 11:53, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

The quote "For over ten years these two sister ships ruled the harbour. They were big, fast, comfortable and stately. However, in 1938 a 'better' ferry stole the spotlight. It was the South Steyne, mentioned above, also built in Scotland, and very slightly larger than the two older sisters. All of a sudden everything that was wrong with the appearance of the two older ferries became shockingly apparent when viewed next to this new ship. Dee Why and her sister had straight (i.e. vertical) stems, and their decks did not rise at the ends like on the South Steyne. Their funnels appeared too tall and thin when compared to the new ship." seems to be an opinion more than fact.

Both South Steyne & the twins were the same size - 67m, the Steyne was heavier however, but not larger.

The twins weren't "wrong in appearance" at all. In fact they were designed to be of similar appearance to their six (Australian built) 'B' class running mates (Barragoola, Barrenjoey, Burra Bra, Balgowlah, Belluberra & Binngarra). All of these vessels had the 'standard' straight stems that characterised the classic Manly ferries most of the way through the 20th century. South Steyne could be considered the 'odd man out' when held up against the other eight Manly boats in service.

Blacklord (talk) 03:27, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

The article states that the engines for Dee Why and Curl Curl were built by 'David and William Henderson and Co., of Glasgow', but I recall that the engine-builder's plate in the engine-room carried the name "W F Henderson". I probably have a photograph somewhere.Shrdlu junction (talk) 22:55, 28 December 2009 (UTC)