Regent Star/Nowra/Challenger
Head/Kangaroo/Emma Lisa
A special project of the Ferries of Sydney
| Type : |
Wooden motor vessel |
| Launched : |
1947 |
| Builder : |
Books Brothers Birchgrove, NSW |
| Gross weight : |
33 tons |
| Dimensions : |
50.90 x 16.00 x 5.00 (feet) |
| Passenger capacity : |
156 |
| Speed : |
10 knots/8 knots after 1951 |
Regent Star was built for Charles Rosman and was operated by him until being offered for sale in November 1950. Purchased by Stannard Brothers, she was re-engined in 1951 and renamed to Nowra in February 1951.
At a later stage she was sold to the Hawkesbury River and renamed again to Challenger Head.
Following yet another sale, this time to Tasmania, she was renamed to Kangaroo.
She is now called Emma Lisa and is owned by Captain Fells Historic Feeries who also run a vessel called Regent Star (ex Miss Hinchinbrook) (Andrews).
She is still in service and regularly carries passengers between the Hobart docks and Wrest Point Casino as well as catering to the tourist trade.