The freshly painted and refurbished SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 seen in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 3/08/2015

The refurbishment of SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 has been completed. The refurbishment on her sister ship SPIRIT OF TASMANIA II is expected to be finished by the end of August, 2015. $31.5 million (AUD) has been spent on the Spirit of Tasmania refurbishment project.

For those who may be interested, a time lapse video of the refurbishment on board SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 can be viewed at:

http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/3259618/spirit-of-tasmania-1-video/?cs=129

Photos taken on board the newly refurbished SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 can be viewed at:

http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/3259255/spirit-of-tasmania-1-completed-refurbishment-pictures-photos/?cs=129

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I

1998-2002: SUPERFAST IV
2002-Present: SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I

Type: Ro-Pax Ferry | Class: Superfast III class
Flag: Australian | Home Port: Devonport | Call Sign: VNGY
IMO: 9158446 | MMSI: 503432000
Owner & Manager: TT-Line Pty. Ltd. - Devonport, Australia
Year Built: 1998 | Country of Build: FIN | Builder: Kvaerner Masa | Location of Yard: Turku
Keel Laid: 24.04.1997 | Launch Date: 22.11.1997 | Date of Completion: 31.03.1998
GT: 29,067 | NT: 11,246 | DWT: 5,208
Length: 194.33 m | LPP: 176.0 m | Beam: 25 m | Bow to Bridge: 32.52 m | Draught: 6.55 m
Passengers: 1400 | Cars: 1000 | Cabins: 222 | Berths: 748 | Decks: 11 | Vehicle Lane Metres: 1852 m
Engines: 4 × Wärtsilä-NSD 16ZA40S diesels | Power: 42240 kW
Propellers: 2 x controllable pitch propellers
Thrusters: 2 bow thrusters & 1 stern thruster @ 1,000 kW
Speed: 30.8 knots

Sister Ship:

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA II - IMO: 9158434

For those who may be interested, more details on SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 can be found at:

http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/experience-the-ship.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Spirit_of_Tasmania_I

http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9158446&lang=en

SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 in dry dock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfRVuNNZ9A8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzLcVes4XfI