Halley (ship)

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

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 m (322 ft 2 in)
Beam	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 Napier Deltic T18-27Cs

History

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 In February 1966 it ran aground in Port Phillip off St Leonards.^[4] It was withdrawn on 14 March 1975 and sold to Halley Enterprising, Italy in and renamed Halley. It was withdrawn on 8 June 1982 and scrapped in Savona, Italy in November 1984.^[3]