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Bass Strait Ferries have been the ships that have been used for regular transport across Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria,〔Loney, Jack (1982). In Bay steamers and coastal ferries. Reed, Sydney ISBN 0-589-50383-9〕〔Peter Plowman (2004) ''Ferry to Tasmania : a short history'' Dural, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 1-877058-27-0〕〔Hopkins, David L. (David Lloyd) (1994). In The shipping history of the Bass Strait crossing : a brief history in pictures and text of the regular passenger ferries that criss-crossed Bass Strait at oft times a most notorious stretch of water. Taswegia, Devonport, Tas. ISBN 0646186353〕 as well as the various attempts to link Tasmania with Sydney.〔"SYDNEY TO TASMANIA FERRY POSTS US$32 MLN ANNUAL LOSS". AsiaPulse News. 2005-11-09.〕 Historically, some regular shipping services in the twentieth century linked Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, with the Bass Strait ports: Launceston's various port locations, Devonport and Burnie. The distinction between coastal shipping and Bass Strait ferry has been blurred at times. At various stages the cost of shipping between Tasmania and the Australian mainland have caused enquiries and calls for subsidies or reduced rates of both ferries and general shipping 〔Demand for sea passenger transport between Tasmania and the Australian mainland, August 1980. Bureau of Transport Economics. Canberra : Government Printer, 1981. Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; PP no. 366/1980. ISBN 0-642-06544-6〕 ==History== Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd commenced in 1922 with three ships. The ''Oonah'' (originally on the Sydney-Hobart route) was operated along with ''Loongana'' and ''Nairana'' until 1935 when ''Oonah'' and ''Loongana'' were replaced by the ''Taroona''. In 1959 the Australian National Line took over the service, and from 1959 to 1972, the made crossings between Melbourne and Devonport. The cargo-only ''Bass Trader'' carried heavy vehicles from Melbourne to Tasmania until the was added in 1969 with services from Melbourne to Burnie, Devonport and Bell Bay (Launceston) in rotation. From 1965 to 1972, the made three crossings per fortnight from Sydney to Hobart, Bell Bay and Burnie. In 1972 the ''Empress'' replaced the ''Princess'' on the Melbourne to Devonport route and the ''Australian Trader'' moved to the Sydney-Tasmania routes. The Tasmanian Government's TT-Line took over the service from 1985 when the replaced the ''Empress'' and made six weekly overnight crossings between Devonport and Melbourne. It was replaced by the ''Spirit of Tasmania'' in 1993. In the summer months of 1998 to 2002, TT-Line in conjunction with SeaCat Tasmania, also operated the high speed catamaran ''Devil Cat'' between Melbourne and George Town near Bell Bay. The trip took 6 hours. In 2002 the ''Spirit'' was replaced with the two ferries previously owned by Superfast Ferries – and , with two crossings each night leaving simultaneously from Melbourne and Devonport. From January 2004 to June 2006 a third ship, , operated on the Devonport to Sydney route. There are also a ferry services from Bridport, Tasmania to Flinders Island and Port Welshpool, Victoria. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bass Strait ferries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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