MS Spirit of Tasmania II

Spirit of Tasmania II at port in Devonport, Tasmania
History
Name
  • 1998–2002: Superfast III
  • 2002–present: Spirit of Tasmania II
Owner
Operator
  • 1998–2002: Superfast Ferries
  • 2003–2006: Spirit of Tasmania
Port of registry
Route
BuilderKvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland
Yard number1340
Completed1998
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeSuperfast III class fast ropax ferry
Tonnage
Length194.33 m (637 ft 7 in)
Beam25.00 m (82 ft)
Draught6.55 m (21 ft 6 in)
Installed power
  • 4 × Sulzer 16ZA40S diesels
  • 42,240 kW
Speed30.8 knots (57.0 km/h; 35.4 mph) maximum speed
Capacity
  • 1,400 passengers
  • 750 berths
  • 500 cars
  • 1,464 lanemeters

MS Spirit of Tasmania II is a roll-on/roll-off ferry operated by Spirit of Tasmania between Geelong and Devonport in Australia. Built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard in Finland for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast III, since 2002 she has sailed for Spirit of Tasmania as the Spirit of Tasmania II.

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