ARAHURA seen arriving in Wellington, New Zealand. 18/01/2015

ARAHURA will retire this year after 31 years of service on the Cook Strait run.
She will be replaced by the ferry STENA ALEGRA - IMO: 9147291.

ARAHURA

Type: Ferry (RORO)
Flag: New Zealand | Port of Registry: Wellington | Call Sign: ZMBS
IMO: 8201454 | MMSI: 512000034
Owner: KiwiRail Ltd. - Auckland, New Zealand | Manager: Interislander - Wellington, New Zealand
Year Built: 1983 | Country of Build: Denmark | Builder: Aalborg Vaerft | Location of Yard: Aalborg
Keel Laid: 16.7.1982 | Launch Date: 18.3.1983 | Date of Completion: 9.11.1983
GT: 12,735 | DWT: 2457
LOA: 148.37 m | LPP: 137 m | Beam: 20.5 m | Depth Moulded (Upper Deck): 11.80 m | Draught: 5.47 m
Capacity: 550 passengers, 45 staff, 125 road vehicles, 12 trucks, 24 wagons
Decks: 9
Fuel Capacity: 450,000 litres | Ballast Capacity: 1,826 m3
Main Engines: 4x Wartsila Vasa 12V32, 4mw diesel engines each coupled to a GEC 3800 kW generator
Propulsion: 4x GEC 3600 kW electric motors driving 2 KaMeWa controllable pitch propellers.
Thrusters: 2x KaMeWa controllable pitch bow thrusters, 800 kW each. Diameter: 3.6 m.
Speed: 20.5 knots