MV Malaspina

MV Malaspina

The M/V "Malaspina", colloquially known as the Mal, is a mainline ferry and the original Malaspina-class vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Constructed in 1963 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding Yards in Seattle, Washington and elongated in 1972 at the Willamette Iron and Steel Company in Portland, Oregon, the M/V "Malaspina" has been in the ferry system for over forty years. As a mainline ferry, which means it serves the larger of the inside passage communities (such as Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka), its route expands the entirety of the inside passage, often beginning runs in Prince Rupert, British Columbia or Bellingham, Washington and running to the northernmost Alaskan Panhandle community of Skagway.

Trivia

*The "Malaspina" is nearly identical to its sister ship, the M/V "Matanuska".
*The "Malaspina"'s amenities include a hot-food cafeteria; cocktail lounge and bar; solarium; forward, aft, movie, and business lounges; gift shop; 54 four-berth cabins; and 29 two-berth cabins.

External links

* [http://www.ferryalaska.com Official Alaska Marine Highway System website]


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