MV Malaspina, colloquially known as the Mal, is a mainline ROPAXferry and the original Malaspina-class vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Malaspina is named after the Malaspina Glacier, which, in turn, is named after Captain Don Alessandro Malaspina, an Italian navigator and explorer who explored the northwest coast of North America in 1791. Malaspina is nearly identical to her sister ship, MV Matanuska.
Malaspina's amenities include a hot-food cafeteria, a solarium, forward, aft, movie, and business lounges, 54 four-berth cabins, and 29 two-berth cabins. She formerly had a gift shop, but it was closed in 2014 as a cost-saving measure.[1]
^Schoenfeld, Ed (March 12, 2014). "Marine highway to close ferry gift shops". ktoo.org. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
External linksedit
Official Alaska Marine Highway System website
MV Malaspina
April 17, 2024
malaspina, colloquially, known, mainline, ropax, ferry, original, malaspina, class, vessel, alaska, marine, highway, system, malaspina, named, after, malaspina, glacier, which, turn, named, after, captain, alessandro, malaspina, italian, navigator, explorer, e. MV Malaspina colloquially known as the Mal is a mainline ROPAX ferry and the original Malaspina class vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System Malaspina is named after the Malaspina Glacier which in turn is named after Captain Don Alessandro Malaspina an Italian navigator and explorer who explored the northwest coast of North America in 1791 Malaspina is nearly identical to her sister ship MV Matanuska HistoryNameMalaspinaNamesakeMalaspina Glacier Yakutat AlaskaOwnerAlaska Marine Highway SystemPort of registry United StatesBuilderLockheed Shipbuilding Seattle WashingtonLaunched1963Refit1972HomeportJuneau AlaskaIdentificationIMO number 5218183 MMSI number 367143000 Callsign WI6803General characteristicsClass and typeMalaspina class mainline ferryDisplacement5 552 long tons 5 641 t Length408 ft 124 m Beam74 ft 23 m Draft16 ft 9 96 in 5 1298 m DecksOne vehicle deckRampsAft port and starboard ro ro loadingInstalled power8 000 hp 5 966 kW Speed16 5 knots 30 6 km h 19 0 mph Capacity500 passengers 88 vehiclesMalaspina was designed by Philip F Spaulding and Associates constructed in 1963 at the Lockheed Shipbuilding yards in Seattle Washington and elongated in 1972 at the Willamette Iron and Steel Company in Portland Oregon As a mainline ferry she serves the larger of the Inside Passage communities such as Ketchikan Petersburg and Sitka but her route spans the entirety of the Inside Passage beginning runs in either Bellingham Washington or Prince Rupert British Columbia Canada and running to the northernmost Alaskan Panhandle community of Skagway Since the late 1990s Malaspina has operated mostly during the summers as a dayboat in the upper Lynn Canal making daily round trips between Juneau and Skagway with stops in Haines Malaspina s amenities include a hot food cafeteria a solarium forward aft movie and business lounges 54 four berth cabins and 29 two berth cabins She formerly had a gift shop but it was closed in 2014 as a cost saving measure 1 See also editMalaspina ExpeditionReferences edit Schoenfeld Ed March 12 2014 Marine highway to close ferry gift shops ktoo org Retrieved August 15 2014 External links editOfficial Alaska Marine Highway System website MV Malaspina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Malaspina amp oldid 1158938501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
