The ferry site

M/F Ahura


Route-
IMO8201454
Building year1983 / 2008
Building yardAalborg Vaerft A/S, Denmark (#245)
Owner?
Operator-
Length148,37 m
Breadth20,5 m
Draft6,67 m
GT13.621 / 12.735
Machinery4 * Wärtsilä-Vasa 12V32
Speed20 kn.
Number of passengers1.085 / 550
Number of beds?
Number of cars100 / 125
Lanemetres?
Number of railway tracks?
Length of railway tracks410
Port of registryMalakal Harbour
FlagPalau
Former namesArahura (1995-2015) - Interislander
Arahura (1983-1995) - New Zealand Railways
Former ownersKiwiRail Limited (2008-2015)
Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd. (2004-2008)
Tranz Rail Ltd. (1995-2004)
New Zealand Railways Corporation (1983-1995)
Sister ships-
NotesSold to scrapping in India in 2015.
    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)

    M/F Arahura

    Photo: John Wilson (Picton October 2006)

    M/F Arahura

    Photo: Gareth Hopkin (6/4-2007)

    M/F Arahura

    Photo: Gareth Hopkin (6/4-2007)

    M/F Arahura

    Photo: Stephen Berry (Wellington, September 2008)

    M/F Arahura

    Photo: Stephen Berry (Wellington, September 2008)

    M/F Arahura

    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)