DEV Aratere information

	DEV Aratere in Tory Channel, June 2018
History
Name	DEV Aratere
Owner	KiwiRail
Operator	Interislander
Port of registry	Wellington, New Zealand
Route	Wellington to Picton
Builder	Hijos de J. Barreras, Spain
Cost	NZ$132 million
Yard number	1570
Launched	8 September 1998
Christened	1999
Completed	15 December 1998
Identification	IMO number: 9174828; MMSI number: 512071000; Callsign: ZMII;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	12,596 GT (original); 17,816 GT (current);
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in); 183.5 m (602 ft 0.4 in) (current);
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft 3.1 in)
Draft	5.5 m (18 ft 0.5 in)
Decks	6
Installed power	Four Wärtsilä 8L32 diesel engines; 3680 kilowatts at 750 rpm, ; Two Wärtsilä 8L20 diesel engines. ; 1300 kilowatts at 1000 rpm.;
Propulsion	Fixed propellers, each four blades inward turning
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity	670 passengers; 230 cars or 30 trucks (800 tonnes); 32 rail wagons (1,700 tonnes);
Crew	31

DEV Aratere is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand. Built in 1998 for the then private company Tranz Rail and lengthened in 2011, she operates four daily crossings on the Interislander service across Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton each day (with six crossings over the December/January period).

^ "Facts and Figures - Aratere". The Interislander. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[1] "Facts and Figures - Aratere". The Interislander. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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History
DEV Aratere in Tory Channel, June 2018
Name	DEV Aratere
Owner	KiwiRail
Operator	Interislander
Port of registry	Wellington, New Zealand
Route	Wellington to Picton
Builder	Hijos de J. Barreras, Spain
Cost	NZ$132 million
Yard number	1570
Launched	8 September 1998
Christened	1999
Completed	15 December 1998
Identification	IMO number: 9174828 MMSI number: 512071000 Callsign: ZMII
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	12,596 GT (original) 17,816 GT (current)
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in) 183.5 m (602 ft 0.4 in) (current)
Beam	20.5 m (67 ft 3.1 in)
Draft	5.5 m (18 ft 0.5 in)
Decks	6
Installed power	Four Wärtsilä 8L32 diesel engines 3680 kilowatts at 750 rpm, Two Wärtsilä 8L20 diesel engines. 1300 kilowatts at 1000 rpm.
Propulsion	Fixed propellers, each four blades inward turning
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity	670 passengers 230 cars or 30 trucks (800 tonnes) 32 rail wagons (1,700 tonnes)^[1]
Crew	31