M/V Chilkat
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History | |
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Name | Chilkat |
Owner | Alaska Marine Highway System |
Port of registry | United States |
Builder | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Company[1] |
Cost | $300,000[1] |
Launched | 1957[1] |
Decommissioned | 1988[2] |
Out of service | 2021 |
Fate | Sank January 13, 2021, raised January 28, 2021 |
General characteristics | |
Length | 99 ft (30 m)[1] |
Ramps | Bow |
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The M/V Chilkat was the first ferry purpose built for what was to become the Alaska Marine Highway. Originally built to serve the Lynn Canal out of Juneau, she was built with a bow ramp that allowed her 59 passengers and 15 vehicles to offload on an unimproved beach as well as a dock.[1]