MV Shelley Taylor-Smith
MV "Shelley Taylor-Smith" is a ferry owned by the Public Transport Authority and operated under contract by Captain Cook Cruises on Transperth services on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. History. In February 1997, SBF Shipbuilders of South Coogee was awarded a contract to build a new ferry for Transperth to replace the "Princess II". It entered service on 18 August 1997 named after long-distance swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith. Since the commissioning of the "Tricia" in December 2019, "Shelley Taylor-Smith" has become the reserve vessel.