Matanuska (ship)

Matanuska

Ship data flag  United States Ship type ferry Callsign WN4201 home port Haines Owner State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Shipyard Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock Co. , Seattle Build number 114 Launch 5th December 1962

Ship dimensions and crew length 124.36 m ( Lüa ) 112.78 m ( Lpp ) width 22.41 m Side height 7.16 m Draft Max. 4.89 m measurement 9214 BRZ / 3824 NRZ

Machine system machine 2 × diesel engine Machine performance 5,968 kW (8,114 hp) Service speed 16.5 kn (31 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 2424 dw running track meters 510 m Permitted number of passengers 450 Pax cabins 106

Others Classifications American Bureau of Shipping IMO no. 5228827

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

history

The ferry was built under construction number 114 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock Co. shipyard in Seattle . The launch took place on December 5, 1962. It was completed in June 1963. 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 1977/1978 the ship was extended by around 17 meters and rebuilt at the Willamette Iron and Steel Company shipyard in Portland .

The ship is named after the Matanuska glacier .

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by two sixteen-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel , each with 2,984  kW power driven. The motors act on two variable pitch propellers via reduction gears . The ship is equipped with a bow thruster . Three generators driven by eight-cylinder diesel engines from the manufacturer Caterpillar (type: 3508D), 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 106 passenger cabins. Five of these are four-bed, 21 three-bed and 80 two-bed cabins, so that a total of 243 beds are available. You can camp on the open deck at the rear of the ship.

Web links

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

• MV Matanuska , 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 / S Matanuska , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. ^ ^{A b} History of AMHS , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Vessel Information Table , Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (PDF, 128 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
5. ^ Travel Policies , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.