The vessel Narrabeen II

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AuthorJohn MorcombeDateApril 2017DescriptionFormerly owned by the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company and built in 1921 the Narabeen II worked alongside the company's other cargo steamer, the 'Ben Bolt'. It also took fishing parties out through the heads on weekends. But by the late 1920s, the ferry company decided that shipping cargo was no longer financially viable and the Narrabeen II was sold to a Melbourne company and later to an Adelaide company and became known as "Merilyn". This is her story.SubjectsFerriesvesselsPort Jackson and Manly Steamship CompanyCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of John Morcombe.

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The vessel Narrabeen II