Lituya in 2012
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | M/V Lituya |
Namesake | Lituya Glacier, adjacent to Lituya Bay |
Operator | Alaska Marine Highway System |
Route | Metlakatla–Ketchikan |
Builder | Conrad Shipyards, Morgan City, Louisiana |
Launched | 2004 |
Christened | December 13, 2004 |
Homeport | Metlakatla, Alaska |
Identification |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 758 gross tonnage |
Displacement | 647 long tons |
Length | 181 ft (55 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Decks | One vehicle deck |
Ramps | Port, starboard, and aft ro-ro loading |
Installed power | 2 x Caterpillar 3508 B Diesel engines |
Propulsion | 2 x 3-bladed fixed-pitch propellers |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 5 |
MV Lituya is a shuttle ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Her route connects Metlakatla on Annette Island to Ketchikan.