Lady Denman – The end of an era

On this day 14th June 1979 at 7.30pm the Lady Denman commenced her last run as a Sydney Ferry from Circular Quay to Victoria Street, Hunters Hill.


Built at Huskisson by Joseph Dent and launched in 1911. The ferry served the people of Sydney for nearly 68 years, not bad for a vessel only designed for a working life of 15 years.
The Lady had a few adventures in her life, as you would expect for a vessel plying the busy waterways of Sydney Harbour, previous posts have highlighted some of those.

Her outlook was bleak, like so many other ferries she was destined to be scrapped, but with luck, hard work and the determination of a group of Huskisson locals, she was returned to Huskisson in 1981 and is now the centrepiece of the Museum.

Bring your friends and family, explore the decks of the ferry, revisit a time long past,  I'm sure for many of you, relive a time when you once enjoyed a ride across Sydney Harbour on the Lady Denman.





Take a journey below the decks of the Lady Denman. http://jervisbaymaritimemuseum.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-rare-look-below-decks-of-lady-denman.html