Mandalay
DESIGN
Type
Ferry
Designed by
NRW
Lead Designer
NRW
Length
56' x 13' x 4'6"
Propulsion
Motor
Propulsion Detail
Gardner Kerosene Engine 55hp
Speed
Design Notes
BUILD
Commenced
Launched
1917
Shipwright
NRW
Shipyard
NRW Newstead
Construction
Timber
Built
Yes
Build Notes
HISTORY
Commissioned by
Mr. Robert Hayles - Townsville
Last Known Name
Last Known Owner
Last Known Location
Fate
Lost approx. 1929
History Notes
Keel Laid 1 March 1916. Cost 585 pounds.
Used by Hayles as ferry between Townsville and Magnetic Island.
Purchased by the Worth family in 1928 and operated out of Innisfail until she was impounded during WW2.
Peter Moss - "From discussions with Alf Worth’s son many years back, Mandalay and another of Worth’s vessels were pulled out of the water early in the 1940s by the military. At wars end the two vessels were beyond repair and Alf Worth burned then to collect the scrap. [Reportedly at mouth of Bamboo Creek]. Sad situation for them considering there was no financial compensation from Government."
PHOTOS
Worth Launches - Johnstone River, Innisfail
Locals on the " Mandalay " in 1934 pass the wreck of the " SS Tully" which hit a rock at the mouth of the Johnstone River in 1927 and sank
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