John Duigan departing Devonport for Grassy, King Island.

2018-2018: KING ISLANDER 2 
2018-Present: JOHN DUIGAN 

Type: Landing Craft 
Flag: Australia | Port of Registry: Devonport | Call Sign: VMBS 
IMO: 9717606 | MMSI: 503064840 
Designer: United Ship Design - Sarawak, Malaysia 
Price: 10 million AUD 
Owner & Manager: Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty. Ltd. – Devonport, Australia 
Operator: Bass Island Line - Hobart, Australia 
Year Built: 2018 | Country of Build: Malaysia | Builder: Vitawani Shipbuilding | Location of Yard: Sibu 
Keel Laid: 28.05.2014 | Date of Completion: January 2018 
LOA: 80 m | LPP: 74.99 m | Beam: 16 m | Depth: 4.80 m | Draught: 3.68 m 
GT: 1,758 | DWT: 2,200 
Container Capacity: 114 TEU | Container Stack Weight: 60t | Total Cattle Trailers: 20 x 12.2 m 
Deck Strength: 10 Ton/m2 | Open Deck Space: Est. 900.00 m2 
Complement: 18 
Tank Capacities: Daily Fuel Oil: 404.2 m3 | Water Ballast: 1,219.0 m3 | Fresh Water: 84.3 m3 
Main Engines: 2 x Cummins KTA50-M2, 1,600 BHP at 1,800 RPM with Gearbox ratio 5.044:1 
Propulsion: 2 x fixed pitch propellers, 4 Blades with KORT NOZZLE 
Steering System: 3.5TM Hydraulic Steering System (connecting rode type) 
Thruster: 1 x ZF TT 4000, L-Drive unit 449 kW @ 1,576 RPM bow thruster 
Speed: 12 knots

LOCATION
Photograph taken from Aikenhead Point. This location offers a good view of outbound vessels with anytime after midday being the best for lighting. In summer the lighting is superb for inbound ships such as the Spirit of Tasmania ferries. This location is also great for getting rough weather shots.

Accessibility: this location is wheelchair access friendly and has toilet facilities just off the carpark. Any incoming shots may require being on the rocks in front of the Neptune statue. Please take care as this location is exposed to the elements. The rocks are loose and in bad weather breaking waves create quite a bit of spay.

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