MV Kaitaki

MV Kaitaki in Wellington Harbour
History
Name	1995–2002: MV Isle of Innisfree 2002–2005: MV Pride of Cherbourg 2005: MV Stena Challenger 2005–2007: MV Challenger 2007 onwards: MV Kaitaki
Owner	Irish Continental Group (1995–2017), KiwiRail (2017–)
Operator	1995–2001: Irish Ferries 2002–2005: P&O Ferries 2005: Stena Line 2005 onwards: KiwiRail
Port of registry	1995–2002: Dublin,  Ireland 2002–17: Portsmouth,  United Kingdom 2017–present: Wellington,  New Zealand
Route	Wellington to Picton (from 2005)
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Yard number	963
Laid down	3 August 1994
Launched	1 January 1995
In service	23 May 1995
Identification	Call sign: ZMKI IMO number: 9107942 MMSI number: 512445000
Status	In service
Notes	[1]
General characteristics
Type	Roll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage	22,365 GT 5,794 DWT
Length	181.6 m (596 ft)
Beam	23.4 m (77 ft)
Draught	5.30 m (17 ft 5 in)
Decks	10
Installed power	4 x Sulzer Type 8 ZAL 40 S 5,760 kW each at 510 rpm
Propulsion	2 propellers 2 bow thrusters
Speed	20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity	1,350 passengers 132 passenger berths 600 cars 1,780 lane metres
Crew	60
Notes	[2]

MV Kaitaki is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built in 1995. It previously operated under the names, Isle of Innisfree, then Pride of Cherbourg, Stena Challenger and Challenger. As of 2008, MV Kaitaki was the largest ferry operating the Interislander service between the North and South Islands of New Zealand having taken her latest name in 2007. KiwiRail, the operator of the Interislander service, bought the Kaitaki in 2017.