Spirit of Kangaroo Island
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Spirit of Kangaroo Island |
| Namesake | Kangaroo Island |
| Owner | Kangaroo Island SeaLink |
| Builder | Austal, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Yard number | 117 |
| Launched | 2003 |
| Home port | Port Adelaide |
| Identification |
|
| Nickname(s) | SPOKI |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Catamaran ferry |
| Length | 50.6 m (166 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Ramps | 1 rear ramp |
| Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar 3512 (1,119 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × electric bow thrusters |
| Speed | 17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph) |
| Capacity | 243 passengers and 53 cars |
| Crew | 6 |
Spirit of Kangaroo Island is a vehicular ferry operated by Kangaroo Island SeaLink on the 18-kilometre (11 mi) Cape Jervis to Penneshaw route across Backstairs Passage along with the Sealion 2000. These two ferries provide the main form of transport to Kangaroo Island operating up to ten trips daily.
She was built in 2003 by Austal, Henderson, Western Australia.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Our Ferries Archived 9 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Kangaroo Island SeaLink
- ↑ Austal adds Australian vehicle passenger ferry to order book Austal 7 March 2003
- ↑ Austral's Firsts for Sealink Austral 26 March 2004
- ↑ Small Ships of 2003. Royal Institution of Naval Architects. 2004. p. 53. ISBN 0 903055 96 1.