MS Spirit of Tasmania IV
History | |
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Name | Spirit of Tasmania IV |
Owner | TT-Line |
Operator | TT-Line |
Route | Geelong–Devonport |
Ordered | 2021 |
Builder | Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma, Finland |
Status | Under construction |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | ropax ferry |
Tonnage | |
Length | 212 m (695 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 31 m (102 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) average speed |
Capacity |
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MS Spirit of Tasmania IV is a roll-on/roll-off ferry, under construction at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyards in Rauma, Finland. It is to be operated by TT-Line in Australia, servicing the Bass Strait ferry route between Geelong, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania.
After signing an agreement for the construction in April 2021,[3] the build commenced with a steel-cutting ceremony on 28 February 2022. It will be the first ferry on the Bass Strait route to use LNG fuel.[4]
Spirit of Tasmania IV is the first of two ships ordered, with the second ship, Spirit of Tasmania V to be constructed and delivered approximately 12 months later. The two ships will replace the Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II ships which have serviced the route since 2002.[2]
References
- ^ "RMC starts production of Spirit of Tasmania's first of two new LNG-powered ro-paxes". Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Spirit of Tasmania - New Ships". Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Contract for two new car and passenger ferries for TT-Line strengthens RMC's order book significantly". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Construction of the world's southernmost LNG-powered car and passenger ferry started at Rauma, Finland". 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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