MV Shelley Taylor-Smith

MV Shelley Taylor-Smith is a ferry owned by the Public Transport Authority and operated under contract by Captain Cook Cruises on Transperth services on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.

MV Shelley Taylor-Smith at Elizabeth Quay in December 2021
History
Name	MV Shelley Taylor-Smith
Namesake	Shelley Taylor-Smith
Owner	Public Transport Authority
Operator	Captain Cook Cruises
Route	Elizabeth Quay - Mends Street
Builder	SBF Shipbuilders, South Coogee
In service	18 August 1997
General characteristics
Length	21.7 metres
Beam	5.5 metres
Draught	0.8 metres
Decks	1
Propulsion	2 x Perkins M130C
Speed	12 knots
Capacity	148
Crew	2

History

In February 1997, SBF Shipbuilders of South Coogee was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace MV Princess II.^[1] It entered service on 18 August 1997, and was named after long-distance swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith.^[2]

Since the commissioning of MV Tricia in December 2019, Shelley Taylor-Smith has become the reserve vessel.^[3][4][5]