Sydney RiverCat

The Sydney RiverCats are a class of catamarans operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries on the Parramatta River. They serve alongside HarbourCat class ferries.

Sydney RiverCats
Dawn Fraser in Darling Harbour in December 2014
Class overview
BuildersNQEA Australia
Operators
Completed7
Active6
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeCatamaran
Length36.8 metres
Beam10.5 metres
Draught1.4 metres
Installed power2x MTU Series 60
Propulsion2x waterjets
Speed22 knots
Capacity230

History
Shane Gould in original livery

Between 1992 and 1995, the State Transit Authority purchased seven RiverCats from NQEA Australia, Cairns to operate Parramatta River services. They replaced First Fleet class ferries on the Circular Quay to Meadowbank service, as well as allowing services to be extended to Parramatta wharf from 1993. They were named after famous Australian female athletes.[1][2][3]

Although they primarily operate Parramatta River services, they on occasions operated Eastern Suburbs services.[4]

On 16 February 2023 the first of the vessels, MV Betty Cuthbert, was retired from passenger service. The rest of the RiverCats are expected to retire in the coming years.

Vessels
Interior
NameCall signMMSIShipyard noYear in serviceNamesakeYear retiredNotes
Betty Cuthbert185555033761001992Betty Cuthbert2023[5]
Dawn Fraser185545033762001992Dawn Fraser[6]
Evonne Goolagong187055033763001993Evonne Goolagong[7]
Shane Gould186425033767001841993Shane Gould
Marlene Mathews186435033766001851993Marlene Mathews
Marjorie Jackson187065033764001861993Marjorie Jackson
Nicole Livingstone190445032419001995Nicole LivingstoneFormerly named Nicole Stevenson

See also

References
  1. History Sydney Ferries
  2. Parramatta RiverCat Ferry Services New South Wales Legislative Assembly Hansard 25 February 1992
  3. Fifty Years of Sydney's Public Ferries Afloat Magazine June 2009
  4. Betty Cuthbert Itineraries 18 May 2016 Marine Traffic
  5. Betty Cuthbert Ferries of Sydney
  6. Dawn Fraser Ferries of Sydney
  7. Evonne Goolagong Ferries of Sydney

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