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(below) picture of the Spirit of Tasmania
(below) Ocean View Recliners.
Facts about the Spirit Of Tasmania.
Operator: TT-Line Company Pty Ltd
Builder : Kvaerner Masa-Yards of Finland
Year built :1998
Ship type : Roll On/Roll Off passenger and freight vessel
Class : American Bureau of Shipping
Overall length: 194.3m
Overall width : 25.0m
Gross tonnage: 29,338 tonne
First commercial crossing: 1 September 2002
Average speed : 27 knots
Crossing time :9-11 hours (approx.)
Total berths :748
Number of cabins (all with bathroom facilities) :222
Ocean View Recliners :146
Vehicle lane metres :2,565 metres
Distance from port to port: 232 nautical miles (429 kilometres)
Distance from head to head :190 nautical miles (352 kilometres)
Distance from Station Pier to head : 42 nautical miles (77 kilometres)