MV Aratika
| Career | Template:Country data NZL |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Aratika |
| Route: | Wellington to Picton |
| Builder: | Chantiers Dubegion |
| Cost: | $NZ 8.8 million |
| Yard number: | 138 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1974 |
| In service: | 1974 |
| Out of service: | 1999 |
| Fate: | Sold to MBRS Lines as MV Virgin Mary in the Philippines in 1999. Scrapped in 2008 |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | RORO, train ferry |
| Tonnage: | 9035 GT (gross tonnage) (prior to refit) |
| Displacement: | 4089 net tons (prior to refit) |
| Length: | 127.7 metres (419 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.7 metres (61 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.09 metres (16.7 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Twin diesel |
| Capacity: | 840 passengers (originally 10), 70 cars (originally 4), rail wagons |
The MV Aratika was a ferry that served the Interisland Line, taking passengers between Wellington and Picton in New Zealand. The aging Aratika, was replaced in 1999 by the since problem-plagued MV Aratere.
History
The Aratika entered service on Cook Strait as a purpose-built freighter ship in 1974, as a sister ship to the Arahanga. In 1976 the ship went to Hong Kong for a NZ$7m dollar rebuild, that increased her passenger capacity from 10 to 840, and her car space from 4 to 70.
During her 25 years of service she had completed 27,265 crossings and traveled an overall distance of 1.4 million miles.
In 1999, she was sold to MBRS Lines in the Philippines and served as MV Virgin Mary until 2008, when she was sold to Indian ship-breakers for $US 4.7 million [1]
Statistics
- In Service: 1974-1999
References
- ↑ "On the waterfront: Former ferry ready for last run". Otago Daily Times. 28 July 2008. http://www.odt.co.nz/news/business/15119/on-waterfront-former-ferry-ready-last-run. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
External links
- Aratika at New Zealand Maritime Record
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