Spirit of Kangaroo Island

History

Australia
Name| Spirit of Kangaroo Island
Namesake| Kangaroo Island
Owner| Kangaroo Island SeaLink
Builder| Austal, Fremantle
Yard number| 117
Launched| 2003
Homeport| Port Adelaide
Identification|

* IMO number: 9289893
* MMSI number: 503466000
* Callsign: VHS6181

Nickname(s)| SPOKI
General characteristics
Type| Catamaran
Length| 50.6 m[1]
Beam| 17.8 m
Draught| 2.5m
Ramps| 1 rear ramp
Installed power| 2 x Caterpillar 3512 (1119 kW)
Propulsion| 2 x Electric Bow Thrusters
Speed| 17.8 knots
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 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 10 trips daily.

She was built in 2003 by Austal, Fremantle.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Our Ferries Archived 9 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Kangaroo Island SeaLink
2. ^ Austal adds Australian vehicle passenger ferry to order book Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Austral 7 March 2003
3. ^ Austral's Firsts for Sealink Archived 25 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Austral 26 March 2004

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* Rodney
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* Sealion 2000
* Shelley Taylor-Smith
* Sophia Jane
* Sorrento
* South Steyne
* Spirit of Kangaroo Island
* Spirit of Tasmania
* Spirit of Tasmania I
* Spirit of Tasmania II
* Spirit of Tasmania III
* Spirit of Tasmania IV
* Spirit of Tasmania V
* Sydney 2000
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Ferry classes|

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* Central Coast Ferries
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* Westgate Punt

Former ferry operators|

* Australian National Line
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* Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
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* Sydney Ferries Limited
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Miscellaneous|

* Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme
* List of Sydney Harbour ferries
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* Greycliffe disaster
* Rodney disaster

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