Vessel specifications
Route
-
IMO number
8201454
Building year
1983
Rebuilding year
2008
Building yard
Aalborg Værft A/S, Denmark (#245)
Owner
NKD Maritime Ltd.
Operator
-
Length
148,37 m
Breadth
20,5 m
Draft
6,67 m
Gross tonnage
13.621 / 12.735
Machinery
4 * Wärtsilä-Vasa 12V32
Speed
20 knots
Passengers
1.085 / 550
Berths
?
Cars
100 / 125
Lane metres
?
Railway tracks
?
Railway length
410
Port of registry
Malakal Harbour
Flag
Palau
Former names
Arahura (1995-2015) — Interislander
Arahura (1983-1995) — New Zealand Railways
Former owners
KiwiRail Limited (2008-2015)
Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd. (2004-2008)
Tranz Rail Ltd. (1995-2004)
New Zealand Railways Corporation (1983-1995)
Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd. (2004-2008)
Tranz Rail Ltd. (1995-2004)
New Zealand Railways Corporation (1983-1995)
Sister ships
—
Notes
Sold to scrapping in India in 2015.
Photos
M/F Arahura
Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection) · 26/11-2005 nearby Picton
M/F Arahura
Photo: Eckard Meuche (Carsten Lüdtke's collection) · 28/11-2005 nearby Wellington
M/F Arahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 10/9-2006
M/F Arahura
Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
M/F Arahura
Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
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Photo: John Wilson · Picton October 2006
M/F Arahura
Photo: Gareth Hopkin · 6/4-2007
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Photo: Gareth Hopkin · 6/4-2007
M/F Arahura
Photo: Stephen Berry · Wellington, September 2008
M/F Arahura
Photo: Stephen Berry · Wellington, September 2008
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Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 8/7-2009
M/F Arahura
Photo: Michael Pryce · Picton 6/8-2011
M/F Arahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · 29/4-2015
M/F Arahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 11/9-2015
M/F Arahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 11/9-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 1/10-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Mike Pryce · Wellington 1/10-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Alang pilot (Mike Pryce's collection) · Alang 3/11-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Alang pilot (Mike Pryce's collection) · Alang 3/11-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Alang pilot (Mike Pryce's collection) · Alang 3/11-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: Alang pilot (Mike Pryce's collection) · Alang 3/11-2015
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
M/F Ahura
Photo: James Sutcliffe · Alang
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