Sun (ferry) explained

-- age of sail -->	+Sun Ship Image: Sun Ferry Brooklyn prow.jpg Ship Caption: prow of the ferry, the Sun Ship Operator: Brooklyn Ferry Service Ship Builder: Bill Ryan, Oxley Island near Taree, Australia Ship Completed: circa 1942 Ship Identification: 853752 / 17644 Ship Status: Operational Ship Tonnage: 13 Ship Length: 11.58 metres Ship Power: Gardner 4LW, 75 hp @ 1700 RPM, Natural 4-cylinder diesel, Cylinder capacity: 5,580 cc Ship Capacity: 62 Ship Crew: 1

The Sun is a ferry on the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia. Originally planned as a cream boat for the dairy farmers on the Manning River, it was built some time during World War II. Based at Brooklyn since 1978, on the Dangar Island / Wobby Beach ferry service, carrying a maximum of 62 passengers. Another craft also known as the Sun was built in 1921 by Allan Kell & Sons at Harrington for the Manning River Dairy Co-op.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brooklyn Ferry Service . 30 October 2020.
2. Web site: A story on the Cream Boats on the Manning River at Taree. . Manning River Times, 10 January 2006. Will Connors. 30 October 2020.
3. Web site: Steering Wheel and Gear Box Assembly ; c1950s; 7974 . Bob Berry and Terry Tournoff. 30 October 2020.
4. Web site: Sun . Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Australian Government. 30 October 2020.
5. Chris Borough – Great Lakes Manning River Shipping NSW – 30 October 2020