Curlip
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Launched: | 1890 |
| Decommissioned: | 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
PS Curlip was a paddle steamer built in a Tabbara sawmill in 1889 by Samuel Richardson and his sons. It was operated along the Snowy River in Australia's Gippsland region between 1890 and 1919, before being washed out to sea, and broken on Marlo beach, by a flash flood.[1]
2008 Replica
The Orbost and district community started a project in 2002 to construct a live steam powered replica, albeit somewhat larger than the original to meet safety regulations and carry additional passengers for commercial reasons, the Paddle Steamer Curlip II with the assistance of grants from the Federal and Victorian State Governments.[2] Construction was started in earnest by shipwright Bill Jones in August 2006, and with the assistance of roughly 200 volunteers (a core group of 10 performing the majority of the work),[3] she was finally completed and launched on the Snowy River in late November 2008. The vessel is operated by a not for profit organisation, P S Curlip Inc, who offer regular cruises and private charters on the lower reaches of the river and its estuary.
External links
- Official PS Curlip II website
- Paddle steamer Curlip re-born - ABC TV Landline report on progress in 2006
- Old Steamer ABC TV Landline report on the replica project (April 2009)
References
- ↑ "Curlip Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S151". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- ↑ "STATE GOVERNMENT GIVES PS CURLIP $500,000 TO SAIL AGAIN". Press Release. Victorian Government. April 24, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ↑ Winsome & Graeme Andrews (July 2009). "The Boat from Snowy River". Afloat Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-29.