Malaspina (ship)

Malaspina

Ship data flag  United States Ship type ferry Callsign WI6803 home port Skagway Owner State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Shipyard Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock Co. , Seattle Build number 113 Whereabouts hung up

Ship dimensions and crew length 124.42 m ( Lüa ) 112.83 m ( Lpp ) width 22.41 m Side height 7.16 m Draft Max. 4.89 m measurement 9121 BRZ / 3667 NRZ   crew 47

Machine system machine 2 × General Motors - diesel engine Machine performance 6,060 kW (8,239 hp) Service speed 16.5 kn (31 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2400 dw running track meters 510 m Permitted number of passengers 450 Pax cabins 72 Vehicle capacity 83 cars

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping IMO no. 5218183

The Malaspina is an American ferry that was used on the Alaska Marine Highway .

history

The ferry was built under number 113 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock Co. shipyard in Seattle . Completion took place in January 1963. The construction costs amounted to around 5 million US dollars .

The ship was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates in Seattle. It is one of three sister ships - Taku , Malaspina and Matanuska - that started ferry service along the southern Alaskan coast in 1963 as the Alaska Marine Highway System.

In 1972, the ship was lengthened by around 17 meters and rebuilt at the Willamette Iron and Steel Company shipyard in Portland for around 6.5 million US dollars.

The ship was taken out of service at the end of 2019 and laid up at Ketchikan .

The ship is named after the Malaspina glacier.

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by two twelve-cylinder - diesel engines from General Metals Corp. each driven with 3030  kW power . The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . Three generators powered by eight-cylinder diesel engines from the manufacturer Caterpillar (type: 3508), each with an output of 560 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 83 cars on around 510  lane meters .

Above the main deck there are three further decks with, among other things, passenger cabins, lounges with seating, a lounge with easy chairs and a cafeteria. The sun deck is partially covered and thus protected from wind and weather.

The passenger capacity is 450 people. The ship is equipped with 72 passenger cabins. 45 of these are four-bed and 27 two-bed cabins, so that a total of 234 beds are available. You can camp on the open deck at the rear of the ship.

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle WA , Shipbuilding History (as of November 26, 2013). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b} M / V Malaspina , AMHS Quick Reference Guide, Alaska Marine Highway System (PDF, 70 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. ^ ^{A b} History of AMHS , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
4. ^ M / S Malaspina , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
5. ↑ Rashah McChesney: Facing a $ 16M repair bill, state to pull Malaspina ferry out of service , Alaska Public Media, October 24, 2019. Retrieved on February 21 2020th
6. ↑ More Alaska Ferries Laid Up , Pacific Maritime Magazine, January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Vessel Information Table , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (PDF, 128 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
8. ^ Travel Policies , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.