Spirit of Kangaroo Island

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
NameSpirit of Kangaroo Island
NamesakeKangaroo Island
OwnerKangaroo Island SeaLink
BuilderAustal, Fremantle
Yard number117
Launched2003
HomeportPort Adelaide
Identification
Nickname(s)SPOKI
General characteristics
TypeCatamaran
Length50.6 m[1]
Beam17.8 m
Draught2.5m
Ramps1 rear ramp
Installed power2 x Caterpillar 3512 (1119 kW)
Propulsion2 x Electric Bow Thrusters
Speed17.8 knots
Capacity243 passengers and 53 cars
Crew6

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