| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | M/V Kennicott |
| Namesake: | Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell Mountains |
| Owner: | Alaska Marine Highway System |
| Port of registry: | United States |
| Builder: | Halter Marine Group, Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Launched: | 1998 |
| Commissioned: | 1998 |
| Homeport: | Valdez, Alaska |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12,635 long tons (12,838 t) |
| Length: | 382 ft (116 m) |
| Beam: | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Decks: | One vehicle deck |
| Ramps: | Aft, port, and starboard ro-ro loading |
| Propulsion: | 12,350 hp (9,209 kW) |
| Speed: | 16.75 knots (31.02 km/h; 19.28 mph) |
| Capacity: | 748 passengers 80 vehicles |
M/V Kennicott is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Constructed in 1998 by the Halter Marine Group in Gulfport, Mississippi, the M/V Kennicott has been one of the most vital vessels to the Alaska ferry system since its inception. It is nine-deck, ocean certified vessel and is also able to serve as a command and logistics vessel in the event of disaster or oil spill. The ferry system, taking advantage of her ocean-going status, sends the vessel on a monthly trans-Gulf of Alaska ("cross-gulf") voyage beginning in Juneau and concluding in Kodiak. On this voyage, the Kennicott is able to provide service to the isolated Gulf of Alaska community of Yakutat and is the only vessel to do so. The cross-gulf voyages are very popular and quite often sold out. The Kennicott also serves as a mainline relief ferry in the event other ferries are out of service.
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