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