Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania
II were built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland.
They have a displacement weight of almost 30,000
tonnes and a length of 194.3 metres.
Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania
II cross Bass Strait at a cruising speed of 27 knots which
is the equivalent of 50 kilometres per hour. The 429 kilometre
voyage across Bass Strait is roughly twice the distance by road
between Devonport and Strahan, on Tasmania's west coast.
Stretched end-to-end, the vehicle lanes on each ship would be
almost two kilometres long!
For more information on the ships, click one of the
buttons below or read our quick facts.
| QUICK FACTS |
Spirit of Tasmania I and
Spirit of Tasmania II |
| Operator |
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd |
| Builder |
Kvaerner Masa-Yards of Finland |
| Year built |
1998 |
| Ship type |
Roll On/Roll Off passenger and freight vessel |
| Class |
American Bureau of Shipping |
| Overall length |
194.3m |
| Overall width |
25.0m |
| Gross tonnage |
29,338 tonne |
| First commercial crossing |
1 September 2002 |
| Average speed |
27 knots |
| Crossing time |
9-11 hours (approx) |
| Total berths |
748 |
| Number of cabins (all with bathroom facilities) |
222 |
| Number of Ocean Recliners |
146 |
| Vehicle lane metres |
2,565 metres |
| Distance from port to port |
232 nautical miles (429 kilometres) |
| Distance from head to head |
190 nautical miles (352 kilometres) |
| Distance from Station Pier to head |
42 nautical miles (77 kilometres) |
Note: A knot equals 1 nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile
equals 6080 feet, 1852 metres or 1.85 kilometres.
