Sealion 2000
Sealion 2000 at Penneshaw in November 2007 | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Name | Sealion 2000 |
Namesake | Sea lion |
Owner | Kangaroo Island SeaLink |
Builder | Tenix, Fremantle |
Launched | 1998 |
Homeport | Port Adelaide |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Catamaran |
Length | 48.8 m[1] |
Beam | 16 m |
Ramps | 1 rear ramp |
Installed power | 2 x 1007 kW Cummins K-38 V12. |
Speed | 16 knots |
Capacity | 378 passengers and 55 cars |
Sealion 2000 is a vehicular ferry operated by Kangaroo Island SeaLink on the 18 kilometre Cape Jervis to Penneshaw route across Backstairs Passage along with the Spirit of Kangaroo Island. These two ferries provide the main form of transport to Kangaroo Island operating up to 10 trips daily. This vessel is specifically made for passengers and cars and is a larger boat. Unlike the Spirit of Kangaroo Island which is a freight boat, used for transporting trucks as well as passengers.
It was built in 1998 by Tenix, Fremantle.[2] In 2013 it returned to Fremantle for an overhaul that included its engines being replaced.[3]
References
- ^ Our Ferries Archived 9 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Kangaroo Island SeaLink
- ^ Handover of steel hulled ferry Sealion 2000 at Fremantle Archived 3 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Government of Western Australia 29 August 1998
- ^ Sealink spends $3m on ferries Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Islander 13 June 2013
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