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Richardson Devine Marine
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1989
HeadquartersHobart, Tasmania
ProductsBoats
Websitewww.rdm.com.au

Richardson Devine Marine is an shipbuilding company based in Hobart, Tasmania founded in 1989.[1]

A number of vessels are based on designs from Incat Crowther.[2] In 2009, it won the Tasmanian Export Award.[3]

Deliveries

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Image Hull No Length Latest name Operator Country Class Notes
17.5m Matthew Flinders Manly Fast Ferry Australia PF
15m George Bass Inter Island Ferries (Aust) Australia PF
23m SeaMelbourne Australia PF
Australian Spirit Australia PF
Halicat Australia PF [4]
24m Wanderer II World Heritage Cruises Australia PF
26m Wanderer III World Heritage Cruises Australia PF
25m Peppermint Bay I (Lady Jane Franklin) Peppermint Bay Cruises Australia PF
24m Marana Port Arthur Historic Site Australia PF [5]
29m Adventurer New Zealand PF
32m Lady Jane Franklin II Gordon River Cruises Australia PF [6]
31m Patea Explorer Real Journeys New Zealand PF
22m Peppermint Bay II Peppermint Bay Cruises Australia PF [7]
23m Luminosa Real Journeys New Zealand PF
32m Discovery World Heritage Cruises Australia PF
16m Cuttlefish Cuttlefish Cruises Australia PF
045 35m Eagle World Heritage Cruises Australia PF [8]
046 32m Premium Dream 石垣島ドリーム観光 Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光 Japan PF
047 45m Ipipiri Hauraki Blue Cruises New Zealand PF [9]
048 24m Unlimited Australia WB [10]
049 35m Kilimanjaro Azam Marine Tanzania PF [11]
050 28.6m Limitless Australia WB
051 35m Kilimanjaro II Azam Marine Tanzania PF [11]
052 28m Strait Shooter Carpentaria Contracting Australia WB
053 45m Cat Cocos Isle of La Digue Inter Island Boats Seychelles PF
054 38m Kilimanjaro III Azam Marine Tanzania PF [11]
055 35m Outer Limit Australia WB [12]
056 26m Cahaya Baru Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos Islands PF [13]
057 45m Kilimanjaro IV Azam Marine Tanzania PF [11]
058 32m Super Dream Ishigaki Dream Tours石垣島ドリーム観光 Japan PF
059 24m Elizabeth Cook Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF
060 24m Mary Reibey Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF [14]
061 24m Annabelle Rankin Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF [15]
062 39m Kilimanjaro V Azam Marine Tanzania PF [11][16]
063 24m Violet McKenzie Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF [17]
064 39m Kilimanjaro VI Azam Marine Tanzania PF [18]
065 35m Harbour Master World Heritage Cruises Australia PF [19]
066 21m Sealink Tommy Lyons Australia PF [20]
067 12m Cockle Bay Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF [21]
068 12m Blackwattle Bay Captain Cook Cruises Australia PF [21]
069 21m Passenger Transfer Barges Harbour of Dar es Salaam Tanzania WB [22]
070 21m Passenger Transfer Barges Harbour of Dar es Salaam Tanzania WB [22]
071 26m Cat Cocos – Isle of La Digue Inter Island Boats Seychelles PF [23]
072 33m Spirit of the Wild Gordon River Cruises Australia PF [24]
073 45m Kilimanjaro VII Azam Marine Tanzania PF [25]
074 29m Freya (MR2) Museum of Old & New Art Australia PF [26]
075 44.9m Bruny Island Ferry #1 (Nairana) SeaLink Travel Group Australia VF [27]
076 44.9m Bruny Island Ferry #2 (Parrabah) SeaLink Travel Group Australia VF [28]
077 35m Harbour Master II World Heritage Cruises Australia PF [29]
078 53m Kilimanjaro VIII Azam Marine Tanzania PF [30]
079 24m Odalisque III Tasmanian Expedition Cruises Australia PF [31]
080 12m Daphne Work Barge Australia PF [32]
081 24m Frances Bodkin Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
082 24m John Nutt Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
083 24m Isobel Bennett Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
084 24m Martin Green Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
085 24m Ruby Payne-Scott Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
086 24m Norman Selfe Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
087 24m Jack Mundey Sydney Ferries Australia Parramatta [33][34]
088 35m Strait Shooter II Carpentaria Contracting Australia WB [35]

As international deliveries of ferries is challenging, Richardson Devine Marine uses heavy lift ships like the Thorco Clairvaux.[36]

References

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  1. ^ Services Richardson Devine Marine
  2. ^ Incat Crowther Products Incat Crowther
  3. ^ Success Story: Richardson Devine Marine Australian Trade Commission
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Boat Builders and Ship Builders from the Register of Australian and New Zealand Vessels". Mori Flapan. 10 February 2005.
  5. ^ "Port Arthur Memories Revisited". Port Arthur Historic Site. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Experience the Tasmanian Wilderness". Gordon River Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Peppermint Bay Cruise". Peppermint Bay Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. ^ "World Heritage Cruises". World Heritage Cruises. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. ^ "About Ipipiri". Hauraki Blue Cruises. 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Unlimited". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Catamarans". Azam Marine. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Outer Limit". Off Shore Unlimited. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. ^ "'Cahaya Baru' Ferry". Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  14. ^ Mary Reibey Delivered for service on Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 1 May 2014
  15. ^ 24m Annabelle Rankin delivered into immediate Sydney service Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2014
  16. ^ Tasmania's boat building industry buoyant The Mercury 29 September 2015
  17. ^ Fourth Generation Vessel Joins Captain Cook Cruises Fleet SeaLink Travel Group 1 December 2014
  18. ^ Contract signed for Kilimanjaro VI - a near sister to KV Richardson Devine Marine 8 January 2015
  19. ^ "New cat ready for wilderness debut". The Mercury. 29 March 2016.
  20. ^ Sealink places order for two ferries for Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 8 July 2016
  21. ^ a b Captain Cook Cruises' new boats arrive in Sydney Harbour Richardson Devine Marine 15 January 2017
  22. ^ a b RDM069 and RDM070 – Passenger Transport Barges Richardson Devine Marine 10 February 2017
  23. ^ RDM071 Cat Cocos - Isle of La Digue operating at Seychelles Richardson Devine Marine 14 March 2018
  24. ^ RDM072 Spirit of the Wild launched Richardson Devine Marine 26 March 2018
  25. ^ RDM073 – Kilimanjaro VII launched Richardson Devine Marine 19 June 2019
  26. ^ RDM074 – Freya launched Richardson Devine Marine 20 December 2018
  27. ^ RDM075 – Bruny Island Ferry #1 Richardson Devine Marine
  28. ^ RDM076 – Bruny Island Ferry #2 Richardson Devine Marine
  29. ^ RDM077- Harbour Master II for Tasmania’s west coast Richardson Devine Marine
  30. ^ RDM078 – Kilimanjaro VIII launched Richardson Devine Marine 07 December 2022
  31. ^ RDM079 – Odalisque III launched Richardson Devine Marine 10 January 2023
  32. ^ RDM080 – Daphne 12m work barge for Hobart Richardson Devine Marine 05 April 2023
  33. ^ a b c d e f g RDM Awarded Contract to build 7 x 24m Passenger Ferries Richardson Devine Marine 26 June 2023
  34. ^ a b c d e f g Tasmanian shipbuilder secures $35m contract to build Sydney river ferries Pulse Tasmania 27 June 2003
  35. ^ RDM088 – Strait Shooter II – 35m Utility Service Vessel Contract Signed Richardson Devine Marine 11 October 2024
  36. ^ "heavy lift ship from Thorco be loaded with catamaran ferry". www.soefart.dk/. 26 March 2015.
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