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Heritage
- Interislander Service:
- January 1999
- Built:
- Spain 1998
- Service History:
- Interislander
- Flag:
- New Zealand
- Port of Registry:
- Wellington
Capacity
- Passenger Capacity:
- 360
- Interislander Staff Numbers:
- 39
- Vehicle Capacity:
- 515 lane metres (for example, 22 trucks, or 130 cars)
- Rail Capacity:
- Maximum 60 x 4.87 metre wagons (maximum 1,740 tonnes)
Decks
- Deck 1 -
- Engine Rooms and Propulsion Rooms
- Deck 2 -
- Rail Deck
- Deck 3 -
- Vehicle Deck
- Deck 4 -
- Passenger Deck
- Deck 5 -
- Passenger Deck, CV Drivers and Crew Accommodation
- Deck 6 -
- Bridge Deck and Sun Deck
Size
- Gross Tonnage:
- 12,596 tonnes (equivalent to 2,500 elephants)
- Length:
- 150 metres
- Breadth:
- 20.5 metres
Speed
19.5 knots (equivalent to 36 kilometres per hour)
Main Engines
4 x Wartsila 8L32 3600 kilowatts @750 revolutions (per engine)
Propellers
Fixed, 4 blades inward turning
Bow Thrusters
2 x 1000 kilowatts KaMeWa
Did you know…?
The ship is equipped with automatic anti-heeling tanks, using compressed air, which keep the ship upright while heavy trains are loaded.
Fleet History
Track the history of the Interislander fleet at Simplon Postcards