Bass Strait cargo ferry operated by Spirit of Tasmania
History
Name Spirit of Tasmania V
Owner TT-Line Company Pty Ltd (Tasmania)
Operator Spirit of Tasmania
Route Geelong –Devonport
Ordered April 2021
Builder Rauma Marine Constructions , Rauma, Finland
In service 2024 (scheduled)
Identification IMO number : 9936599
Status Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type Ropax ferry
Tonnage
Length 212 m (695 ft 6 in)
Beam 31 m (102 ft)
Installed power 4 × Wärtsilä 9L46DF (4 × 10,305 kW)[ 1]
Speed 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) Service Speed
Capacity
1,800 passengers
4,098 lanemeters
Spirit of Tasmania V is a roll-on/roll-off ferry , under construction by Rauma Marine Constructions at its shipyards in Rauma, Finland . It is to be operated by Spirit of Tasmania in Australia on the Bass Strait ferry route between Geelong , Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania .
In April 2021 Rauma Marine Constructions signed a contract with Spirit of Tasmania for the construction of two ships, the Spirit of Tasmania IV and Spirit of Tasmania V .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Construction commenced on 20 December 2022 with a steel-cutting ceremony.[ 5] [ 6]
The two ferries will replace the Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II . It is scheduled to be delivered in the last quarter of 2024.[ 7]
References
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