Halley (ship)

Halley (ship)

History
Name	1960 - 1975: Bass Trader 1975 - 1984: Halley
Owner	1960 - 1975: Australian National Line 1975 - 1984: Halley Enterprising
Builder	State Dockyard, Newcastle, Australia
Yard number	64
Laid down	14 September 1959
Launched	3 December 1960
In service	5 April 1961
Out of service	8 June 1982
Identification	IMO number:  5037735
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,129  GT
Length	98.2 metres
Beam	17.3 metres
Propulsion	2 Napier Deltic T18-27Cs

Halley, formerly Bass Trader, was a roll-on/roll-off ship operated by Australian National Line.

History

The Bass Strait was the second roll-on/roll-off ship operated by Australian National Line. ^[1] Its keel was laid at the State Dockyard, Newcastle on 14 September 1959, being launched on 3 December 1960 by Minister for Customs Denham Henty's wife. It was commissioned 5 April 1961. ^{[2] [3]}

It operated from Webb Dock to Burnie, Bell Bay and Devonport. In February 1966 it ran aground in Port Phillip off St Leonards. ^[4] It was withdrawn on 14 March 1975 and sold to Halley Enterprising, Italy in and renamed Halley. It was withdrawn on 8 June 1982 and scrapped in Savona, Italy in November 1984. ^[3]

References

1. Vehicle Ferry Almost Ready Canberra Times 1 April 1961 page 16
2. Andrews, Graeme (1980). A Log of Great Australian Ships. AH & AW Reed. p. 23. ISBN   0589502026.
3. ANL: a fleet history of Australian National Line, 1957-1999. Nautical Association of Australia. 2020. pp. 179–185. ISBN   9780975689646.
4. Bass Trader refloated Canberra Times 7 February 1966 page 3