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The Taku was an American ferry that was used on the Alaska Marine Highway . The ship was scrapped in India in 2018 .
history
The ferry was built under hull number 112 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. shipyard in Seattle . The launch took place on July 2, 1962. The completion took place in April 1963. The ship was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates in Seattle. It was one of three sister ships - Taku , Malaspina and Matanuska - that began operating ferry services along the southern Alaskan coast in 1963 as the Alaska Marine Highway System. Unlike the two sister ships, the Taku was not later extended.
The ferry was decommissioned in June 2015 and laid up in Ketchikan . It was sold in 2017. There was no buyer for the initially called price of at least 1.5 million US dollars , as well as for the sale price, which was reduced to 0.7 million US dollars. The ferry would eventually go on sale for $ 300,000 in September 2017. The buyer initially planned to convert the ship into a floating hotel in Portland . In November, however, the buyer withdrew from the contract. The ship ultimately sold for $ 171,000. Since no new employment could be found for the ship, it was scrapped in Alang in 2018 .
The ship was named after the Taku glacier .
Technical specifications
The ship was first of two twelve-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer General Motors with 5976 kW power driven. In 1992 the drive motors were replaced by two diesel motors made by MaK (type: 8M453C). The motors acted on two propellers via reduction gears . The ship was equipped with an electrically powered bow thruster .
Electricity was generated on board by three generators driven by Caterpillar diesel engines (type: D379) with an output of 400 kW. In addition, an emergency generator was installed, which was driven by a Caterpillar diesel engine (type: 3406) with an output of 250 kW.
The vehicle deck was on the main deck. It had around 410 lane meters on six lanes . The vehicle deck was accessible via a gate about 6.7 meters wide and about 4.6 meters high in the stern and via a gate about 6.1 meters wide and about 4.6 meters high on both sides in the front third of the ship. The usable height on the main deck was just under 4.4 meters. The ferry could carry 50 cars.
Above the main deck (deck 3) there were three further decks (decks 5 to 7). The passenger capacity was 350 people. The ship was equipped with 40 passenger cabins. Six of them were four-bed and 34 two-bed cabins, so that a total of 92 beds are available. The passenger cabins were on deck 5. There was also a TV lounge and a lounge with easy chairs. Another lounge with easy chairs and other lounges for the passengers were located on deck 6. The sun deck was partially roofed over and thus protected from wind and weather. You could camp on the open deck in the rear of the ship. Eight single and 35 double cabins were available for the ship's crew .
Web links
- MV Matanuska ( September 8, 2015 memento on the Internet Archive ), Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- GA plan (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle WA , Shipbuilding History (as of November 26, 2013). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b M / S Taku , Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ History of AMHS , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ Laurel Andrews: For sale: Used Alaska state ferry. Price now reduced to $ 700,000 , Anchorage Daily News , May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Nathaniel Herz: Such a deal! State plans to drop asking price for ferry that didn't sell for $ 700,000 , Anchorage Daily News, June 11, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Laurel Andrews: Alaska state ferry will be sold to Portland company with plans for floating hotel , Anchorage Daily News, September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Laurel Andrews, Plans scrapped for Oregon-based floating hotel in a former Alaska ferry , Anchorage Daily News, December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ Nathaniel Herz: This photo shows the sad end to a beloved Alaska ferry , Anchorage Daily News, May 3, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d M / V Taku - Specifications (PDF, 361 kB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ a b Vessel Information Table ( Memento from September 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Alaska Marine Highway System, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (PDF, 81.5 kB).
- ^ Travel Policies , Alaska Marine Highway System. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ M / V Taku History and Condition , Alaska Marine Highway System, August 11, 2016 (PDF, 1.6 MB). Retrieved December 23, 2019.