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Heritage
- Built:
- Rotterdam, 1994
- Service History:
- P&O and Irish Ferries
- Flag:
- British
Capacity
- Passenger Capacity:
- 1650
- Interislander Staff Numbers:
- 60
- Car and Truck Capacity:
- 1780 lane metres
- Rail Capacity:
- There is no rail capacity
Decks below Passenger Decks
- Deck 1:
- Engine
- Deck 2:
- Crew Accommodation, Playzone and Movie Theatres
- Deck 3:
- Vehicle Deck
- Deck 4:
- Crew Accommodation
- Deck 5:
- Crew Accommodation and Commercial Vehicle Driver Accommodation
- Deck 6: Crew Accommodation
- Deck 7:
- Shop / Reception, Cafe Oliveto, TV Lounges, Family Lounge, Kids Play Area
- Deck 8:
- Food Court, The Karori Rip Bar
- Deck 9:
- Bridge
- Deck 10:
- Sun Deck
Size
- Gross Tonnage:
- 22365 tonnes
- Length:
- 181.6 metres (equivalent to almost two rugby fields)
- Breadth:
- 23.4 metres
Speed
20.5 knots (equivalent to 38 kilometres)
Main Engines
4 x Sulzer Type: 8 ZAL 40 S 5760 kilowatts each at 510 revolutions per minute
Power Generators:
2 x Stork Wartsila developing 1340 kilowatts each,
2 x Aft ME driven shaft alternators developing 2200 kilowatts each,
1 x Emergency Alternator developing 240 kilowatts
Bow Thrusters
2 x electric driven KaMeWa CPP thrusts developing 1500 kilowatts each
Rudders:
2 x High lift flap type Hinze rudders
Did you know...?
Kaitaki has a mezzanine car ramp. You may end up parking on the ramp. The ramp will be moved up and once parallel, other vehicles will be parked underneath.
Fleet History
Track the history of the Interislander fleet at Simplon Postcards