Kennicott (ship)

Kennicott

Ship data flag  United States Ship type ferry Callsign WCY2920 home port Valdez Owner State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Shipyard Halter Marine, Moss Point Build number 1510 Keel laying October 25, 1996

Ship dimensions and crew length 116.43 m ( Lüa ) 104.95 m ( Lpp ) width 25.91 m Side height 7.77 m Draft Max. 5.33 m measurement 12635 BRZ / 3790 NRZ   crew 55

Machine system machine 2 x Wärtsilä - diesel engine Machine performance 9,840 kW (13,379 hp) Service speed 17 kn (31 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 1695 dw running track meters 475 m Permitted number of passengers 450 Pax cabins 109 Vehicle capacity 78 cars

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping IMO no. 9145205

The Kennicott is an American ferry that operates on the Alaska Marine Highway .

history

The ferry was built under construction number 1510 at the Halter Marine shipyard in Moss Point. The keel was laid on October 25, 1996, the completion took place in June 1998. The design came from Halter Marine and Glosten Associates in Seattle .

The ship is named after the Kennicott Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains .

The ferry can be used as a floating operations center in the event of a major accident off the coast of Alaska . The need for this is a consequence of the disaster of the Exxon Valdez , which ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989 and caused a serious oil spill .

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by two twelve-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Wärtsilä (type: 12V32LNE) each with 4,920  kW power driven. The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . Two shaft generators driven by the main engines and two generators driven by diesel engines, each with an output of 750 kW, are available to generate electricity on board .

The ferry is loaded and unloaded via an elevator system in the rear of the ship. Vehicles enter or leave the ship transversely to its longitudinal axis and are rotated on the vehicle deck using a turntable in order to be able to drive on the deck. There are around 475 meters of lane available on the vehicle deck  , which can be fully used in southeast Alaska. The vehicle capacity of the ferry will then be 78 cars. In southwest Alaska there are around 408 lane meters available, the vehicle capacity here is 67 cars.

Above the vehicle deck there are four more decks with, among other things, passenger cabins, a restaurant and several lounges. The sundeck is covered and so protected from wind and weather.

The passenger capacity is 450 people. The ship is equipped with 109 passenger cabins. Of these, 50 are four-bed and 59 are two-bed, so that a total of 318 beds are available. It is also possible to camp on the deck of the ship, but space is limited.

Web links

Commons : Kennicott  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• MV Kennicott , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Halter Marine, Moss Point MS , Shipbuilding History (as of August 26, 2014). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Vessel Information Table , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (PDF, 128 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. ^ Travel Policies , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
4. ^ M / V Kennicott , Viking Travel. Retrieved December 23, 2019.