 MV Matanuska
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Matanuska |
| Namesake | Matanuska Glacier, Chugach Mountains |
| Operator | Alaska Marine Highway System |
| Port of registry | Haines, Alaska |
| Builder | Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock |
| Laid down | July 6, 1962 |
| Launched | December 5, 1962 |
| Refit | Lengthened in 1978 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Malaspina-class mainline ferry |
| Tonnage | 9,214 gross |
| Displacement | 5,569 long tons (5,658 t) |
| Length | 408 ft (124 m) |
| Beam | 74 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 11.63 in (5.1722 m) |
| Decks |
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| Ramps | Aft, port, and starboard ro-ro loading |
| Installed power | 2 x EMD 16-710 G7C-T3 Diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 2 x 4-bladed variable-pitch propellers |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 48 |
MV Matanuska, colloquially known as the Mat, is a mainline Malaspina-class ferry vessel operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System.