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!Tustumena<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/tustumena.shtml MV Tustumena], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | |||
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!Columbia<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/columbia.shtml MV Columbia], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | |||
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!Hubbard<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/hubbard.shtml MV Hubbard], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | !Hubbard<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/hubbard.shtml MV Hubbard], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | ||
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!Malaspina<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/malaspina.shtml MV Malaspina], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | !Malaspina<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/malaspina.shtml MV Malaspina], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | ||
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!Fairweather<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/fairweather.shtml FVF Fairweather], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | !Fairweather<ref>[http://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/fleet/fairweather.shtml FVF Fairweather], Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:49, 17 January 2022
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMH) is a state-operated ferry system serving the State of Alaska.
History
The predecessor of the AMHS was formed in June 1951, when the Territory of Alaska purchased Chilkoot Motorship Lines, which was operating a route between Juneau, Haines, and Skagway. After Alaska became a state in 1959, the Alaska Marine Highway System was created as a comprehensive ferry system to connect Alaska and its various islands with the rest of the United States.[1]
The first vessel built for AMHS, Malaspina, began operating in 1963, and connected ports in southeastern Alaska. Service in south-central and southwestern Alaska began in 1964 with the delivery of Tustumena.[1] Service initially operated as far south as Prince Rupert, BC, where connections with the highway system and BC Ferries service south were available. In 1967, AMHS service was extended further south to Seattle, WA in order for Alaska to have direct access to the lower 48 states.
Increased demand in the late 1960s and 1970s led to most of the mainline vessels being extended, and the construction of two new vessels (LeConte and Aurora) to serve smaller communities in southeastern Alaska that were no longer able to be served by the newly enlarged mainline vessels. AMHS played a large role in the Exxon Valdez oil spill, with two vessels assisting the clean-up efforts. Because of lessons learned from this disaster, AMHS ordered a new vessel (Kennicott) that was designed to be usable as a command centre for future emergency operations.[1]
Routes
- Southeastern Alaska:
- Skagway-Haines-Juneau
- Juneau-Ketchikan-Prince Rupert-Bellingham
- Day boats provide service from Juneau and Ketchikan to various communities in southeastern Alaska, typically within a 12-hour round trip.
- South-central Alaska:
- Bellingham-Ketchikan-Juneau-Yakutat-Whittier-Kodiak-Cordova
- Cordova-Valdez-Whittier
- Southwestern Alaska:
- Homer-Kodiak
- Service along the Aleutian Islands once per month
Fleet
Active
Name | Thumbnail | Year | Builder | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Route served | Notes |
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Aurora[2] | 1977 | Peterson Builders | 33 | 250 | Day Boat (Prince William Sound) |
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Kennicott[3] | 1998 | Halter Marine Group | 67-78 | 450 | Mainline (South-central Alaska) |
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LeConte[4] | 1974 | Peterson Builders | 33 | 225 | Day Boat (Southeast Alaska) |
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Lituya[5] | 2004 | Conrad Shipyards | 15 | 125 | Ketchikan - Metlakatla | ||
Matanuska[6] | 1963 | Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock | 83 | 450 | Mainline (Southeast Alaska) |
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Tustumena[7] | 1964 | Christy Corporation | 34 | 160 | Mainline (Southwest Alaska) |
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Long-term Layup
Name | Thumbnail | Year | Builder | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Route served | Notes |
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Columbia[8] | 1974 | Lockheed Shipbuilding | 133 | 499 | Mainline (Southeast Alaska) |
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Hubbard[9] | 2019 | Vigor Shipyard | 40 | 280 | Day Boat (Prince William Sound) |
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Malaspina[10] | 1963 | Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock | 83 | 450 | Mainline (Southeast Alaska) |
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Tazlina[12] | 2019 | Vigor Shipyard | 40 | 280 | Day Boat (Southeast Alaska) |
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Retired
Name | Thumbnail | Year | Builder | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Route(s) served | Notes |
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Chilkat | 1957 | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding | 15 | 59 | Day Boat (Southeast Alaska) |
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E.L. Bartlett | 1968 | Day Boat (Southeast Alaska) |
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Taku | 1963 | Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock | 69 | 370 | Mainline (Southeast Alaska) |
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Wickersham | 1967 | Mainline (Southeast Alaska) |
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Chenega[13] | 2005 | Derecktor Shipyards | 31 | 210 | Day Boat (Southcentral Alaska) |
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Fairweather[14] | 2004 | Derecktor Shipyards | 31 | 210 | Day Boat (Southeast Alaska) |
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References
- Fleet Status Alaska Marine Highway, retrieved 11-01-2020
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History of AMHS, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Aurora, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Kennicott, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV LeConte, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Lituya, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Matanuska, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Tustumena, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Columbia, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Hubbard, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ MV Malaspina, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ Future of Alaska ferry Malaspina in question as state consigns ship to ‘long-term layup’, KTOO, published November 20, 2019.
- ↑ MV Tazlina, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ FVF Chenega, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ FVF Fairweather, Alaska Marine Highway System, retrieved June 14, 2020.