Columbia (ship, 1974)
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The Columbia is an American ferry that operates on the Alaska Marine Highway . The ship, which was commissioned in 1974, operates on the Alaska region of the Inside Passage .
history
The ferry was under the hull number 142 on the shipyard Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. in Seattle built. The keel was laid on September 7, 1972, the launch on May 3, 1973. Completion took place in June 1974. After the takeover by Alaska Marine Highway in June 1974, the ship was put into service on July 5, 1974 for the ferry service in the Inside Passage.
The Columbia has been on the same service route since it was commissioned, calling at most of the Alaska communities in the Inside Passage.
In the course of her service, Columbia was involved in several minor incidents. Among other things, the ship ran aground on October 15, 1975. Furthermore, it had to be evacuated on June 6, 2000 after a fire in the engine room in the port of Juneau . Another engine room fire occurred in July 2006. A little more than a year later, on August 15, 2007, part of the starboard engine failed during a crossing. The extensive repair work lasted until May 2008.
The ship was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates in Seattle. It is named after the Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound .
Technical specifications
The ship is powered by two nine-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Wärtsilä : each with 5220 (type W9L32E) kW power driven. The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . Three generators powered by diesel engines with an output of 897 kW are available to generate electricity on board.
The vehicle deck is on the main deck. It is accessible via a gate in the stern and via a gate on both sides in the front third of the ship. The ferry can carry 133 cars on around 810 lane meters .
Above the main deck there are four other decks with, among other things, passenger cabins, lounges with seating, a restaurant and a cafeteria as well as a TV room. The sun deck is partially covered and thus protected from wind and weather. Two of the decks have open deck areas in the rear area where passengers can camp.
The passenger capacity is 499 people. The ship is equipped with 104 passenger cabins. Of these, 45 are four-bed and 59 are two-bed cabins, so that a total of 298 beds are available.
literature
- John C. Clark: Alaska by Ferryliner . In: Cruise Travel . Volume 4, No. 3 . Lakeside Publishing Company, Evanston Nov 1982, pp. 22 to 24 .
Web links
- MV Columbia , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Individual evidence
- ^ M / S Columbia , Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle WA , Shipbuilding History (as of November 26, 2013). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ M / V Columbia Down With Engine Problems , Stories in the News, August 15, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b Vessel Information Table , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (PDF, 128 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ MV Columbia - Vessel Profile , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Brendan Kiley: Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man's account of his ferry deck adventure , The Seattle Times , August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Kirk Johnson, Uncruising to Alaska: Short on Frills, Long on Thrills , The New York Times , August 20, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2019.