GMV Aramoana
GMV Aramoana (a Māori-language word meaning sea pathway) was a roll-on/roll-off train ferry operating across Cook Strait between 1962 and 1983.
GMV Aramoana in Wellington Harbour, 1965 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aramoana |
| Namesake | Māori: Sea Pathway |
| Route | Wellington - Picton |
| Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Cost | $NZ 4 million |
| Yard number | 1502 |
| Launched | 24 November 1961 |
| Completed | 1961 |
| In service | 13 August 1962 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5021671 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,160 GRT |
| Length | 112.2 m (368 ft) |
| Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft) |
| Draught | 4.73 m (15.5 ft) |
| Installed power | 6 × English Electric 16CSVM diesel engine |
| Propulsion | 4 x electric drive motors, 2 per shaft |
| Speed | 19 knots (22 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 90 |
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