Description

Commissioned by the Rosny Estates & Ferry Company in 1912, S.S. ROSNY came into service as an O’May ferry in 1913. She served the Bellerive – Hobart run until 1963.

Designed by naval architect, Walter Reeks, and built at Battery Point, Hobart by Frederick & Harry Moore, ROSNY was launched on the 26th July, 1913.

Source: Maritime Times of Tasmania, no. 51, Winter (June), 2015.

David O’May’s 1937 model measures 730 x 1540 x 470 mm., and is displayed at the Tasmanian Maritime Museum, Hobart (Obj. # A_1984_129)