For other ships with the same name, see Pride of Cherbourg and Isle of Innisfree (disambiguation).
MV Kaitaki in Wellington Harbour
History
Name
1995–2002: MV Isle of Innisfree
2002–2005: MV Pride of Cherbourg
2005: MV Stena Challenger
2005–2007: MV Challenger
2007 onwards: MV Kaitaki
Owner
Irish Continental Group (1995–2017), KiwiRail (2017–)
Operator
1995–2001: Irish Ferries
2002–2005: P&O Ferries
2005: Stena Line
2005 onwards: KiwiRail
Port of registry
1995–2002: Dublin, Ireland
2002–17: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
2017–present: Wellington, New Zealand
Route
Wellington to Picton (from 2005)
Builder
Van der Giessen de Noord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Yard number
963
Laid down
3 August 1994
Launched
1 January 1995
In service
23 May 1995
Identification
Call sign: ZMKI
IMO number: 9107942
MMSI number: 512445000
Status
In service
Notes
[1]
General characteristics
Type
Roll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage
22,365 GT
5,794 DWT
Length
181.6 m (596 ft)
Beam
23.4 m (77 ft)
Draught
5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Decks
10
Installed power
4 x Sulzer Type 8 ZAL 40 S
5,760 kW each at 510 rpm
Propulsion
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Speed
20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity
1,350 passengers
132 passenger berths
600 cars
1,780 lane metres
Crew
60
Notes
[2]
MV Kaitaki is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built in 1995. It previously operated under the names, Isle of Innisfree, then Pride of Cherbourg, Stena Challenger and Challenger. As of 2008, MV Kaitaki was the largest ferry operating the Interislander service between the North and South Islands of New Zealand having taken her latest name in 2007. KiwiRail, the operator of the Interislander service, bought the Kaitaki in 2017.
^Asklander, Micke. "M/S Isle of Innisfree (1995)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
^"Facts and Figures – Kaitaki | Interislander". Interislander. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
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