Richardson Devine Marine

Richardson Devine Marine

Company type	Private
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Hobart, Tasmania
Products	Boats
Website	www.rdm.com.au

Richardson Devine Marine is an shipbuilding company based in Hobart, Tasmania founded in 1989. ^[1]

A number of vessels are based on designs from Incat Crowther. ^[2] In 2009, it won the Tasmanian Export Award. ^[3]

Deliveries

Image	Hull No	Length	Latest name	Operator	Country	Class	Notes
		17.5m	Matthew Flinders	Manly Fast Ferry	Australia	PF
		15m	George Bass	Inter Island Ferries (Aust)	Australia	PF
		23m	SeaMelbourne		Australia	PF
			Australian Spirit		Australia	PF
			Halicat		Australia	PF	[4]
		24m	Wanderer II	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF
		26m	Wanderer III	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF
		25m	Peppermint Bay I (Lady Jane Franklin)	Peppermint Bay Cruises	Australia	PF
		24m	Marana	Port Arthur Historic Site	Australia	PF	[5]
		29m	Adventurer		New Zealand	PF
		32m	Lady Jane Franklin II	Gordon River Cruises	Australia	PF	[6]
		31m	Patea Explorer	Real Journeys	New Zealand	PF
		22m	Peppermint Bay II	Peppermint Bay Cruises	Australia	PF	[7]
		23m	Luminosa	Real Journeys	New Zealand	PF
		32m	Discovery	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF
		16m	Cuttlefish	Cuttlefish Cruises	Australia	PF
	045	35m	Eagle	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF	[8]
	046	32m	Premium Dream	石垣島ドリーム観光 Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光	Japan	PF
	047	45m	Ipipiri	Hauraki Blue Cruises	New Zealand	PF	[9]
	048	24m	Unlimited		Australia	WB	[10]
	049	35m	Kilimanjaro	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[11]
	050	28.6m	Limitless		Australia	WB
	051	35m	Kilimanjaro II	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[11]
	052	28m	Strait Shooter	Carpentaria Contracting	Australia	WB
	053	45m	Cat Cocos Isle of La Digue	Inter Island Boats	Seychelles	PF
	054	38m	Kilimanjaro III	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[11]
	055	35m	Outer Limit		Australia	WB	[12]
	056	26m	Cahaya Baru	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Cocos Islands	PF	[13]
	057	45m	Kilimanjaro IV	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[11]
	058	32m	Super Dream	Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光	Japan	PF
	059	24m	Elizabeth Cook	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF
	060	24m	Mary Reibey	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF	[14]
	061	24m	Annabelle Rankin	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF	[15]
	062	39m	Kilimanjaro V	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[11] [16]
	063	24m	Violet McKenzie	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF	[17]
	064	39m	Kilimanjaro VI	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[18]
	065	35m	Harbour Master	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF	[19]
	066	21m	Sealink	Tommy Lyons	Australia	PF	[20]
	067	12m	Cockle Bay	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF	[21]
	068	12m	Blackwattle Bay	Captain Cook Cruises	Australia	PF	[21]
	069	21m	Passenger Transfer Barges	Harbour of Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	WB	[22]
	070	21m	Passenger Transfer Barges	Harbour of Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	WB	[22]
	071	26m	Cat Cocos – Isle of La Digue	Inter Island Boats	Seychelles	PF	[23]
	072	33m	Spirit of the Wild	Gordon River Cruises	Australia	PF	[24]
	073	45m	Kilimanjaro VII	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[25]
	074	29m	Freya (MR2)	Museum of Old & New Art	Australia	PF	[26]
	075	44.9m	Bruny Island Ferry #1 (Nairana)	SeaLink Travel Group	Australia	VF	[27]
	076	44.9m	Bruny Island Ferry #2 (Parrabah)	SeaLink Travel Group	Australia	VF	[28]
	077	35m	Harbour Master II	World Heritage Cruises	Australia	PF	[29]
	078	53m	Kilimanjaro VIII	Azam Marine	Tanzania	PF	[30]
	079	24m	Odalisque III	Tasmanian Expedition Cruises	Australia	PF	[31]
	080	12m	Daphne	Work Barge	Australia	PF	[32]
	081	24m	Frances Bodkin	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	082	24m	John Nutt	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	083	24m	Isobel Bennett	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	084	24m	Martin Green	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	085	24m	Ruby Payne-Scott	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	086	24m	Norman Selfe	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	087	24m	Jack Mundey	Sydney Ferries	Australia	Parramatta	[33] [34]
	088	35m	Strait Shooter II	Carpentaria Contracting	Australia	WB	[35]

As international deliveries of ferries is challenging, Richardson Devine Marine uses heavy lift ships like the Thorco Clairvaux. ^[36]

References

1. Services Richardson Devine Marine
2. Incat Crowther Products Incat Crowther
3. Success Story: Richardson Devine Marine Australian Trade Commission
4. "Tasmanian Boat Builders and Ship Builders from the Register of Australian and New Zealand Vessels". Mori Flapan. 10 February 2005.
5. "Port Arthur Memories Revisited". Port Arthur Historic Site. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
6. "Experience the Tasmanian Wilderness". Gordon River Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
7. "Peppermint Bay Cruise". Peppermint Bay Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
8. "World Heritage Cruises". World Heritage Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
9. "About Ipipiri". Hauraki Blue Cruises. 1 December 2014.
10. "Unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
11. "Catamarans". Azam Marine. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
12. "Outer Limit". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
13. "'Cahaya Baru' Ferry". Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
14. Mary Reibey Delivered for service on Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 1 May 2014
15. 24m Annabelle Rankin delivered into immediate Sydney service Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2014
16. Tasmania's boat building industry buoyant The Mercury 29 September 2015
17. Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet SeaLink Travel Group 1 December 2014
18. Contract signed for Kilimanjaro VI - a near sister to KV Richardson Devine Marine 8 January 2015
19. "New cat ready for wilderness debut". The Mercury. 29 March 2016.
20. Sealink places order for two ferries for Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2016
21. Captain Cook Cruises' new boats arrive in Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 15 January 2017
22. RDM069 and RDM070 – Passenger Transport Barges Richardson Devine Marine 10 February 2017
23. RDM071 Cat Cocos - Isle of La Digue operating at Seychelles Richardson Devine Marine 14 March 2018
24. RDM072 Spirit of the Wild launched Richardson Devine Marine 26 March 2018
25. RDM073 – Kilimanjaro VII launched Richardson Devine Marine 19 June 2019
26. RDM074 – Freya launched Richardson Devine Marine 20 December 2018
27. RDM075 – Bruny Island Ferry #1 Richardson Devine Marine
28. RDM076 – Bruny Island Ferry #2 Richardson Devine Marine
29. RDM077- Harbour Master II for Tasmania’s west coast Richardson Devine Marine
30. RDM078 – Kilimanjaro VIII launched Richardson Devine Marine 07 December 2022
31. RDM079 – Odalisque III launched Richardson Devine Marine 10 January 2023
32. RDM080 – Daphne 12m work barge for Hobart Richardson Devine Marine 05 April 2023
33. RDM Awarded Contract to build 7 x 24m Passenger Ferries Richardson Devine Marine 26 June 2023
34. Tasmanian shipbuilder secures $35m contract to build Sydney river ferries Pulse Tasmania 27 June 2003
35. RDM088 – Strait Shooter II – 35m Utility Service Vessel Contract Signed Richardson Devine Marine 11 October 2024
36. "heavy lift ship from Thorco be loaded with catamaran ferry". www.soefart.dk/. 26 March 2015.

External links

• Official website