MV Matanuska

MV Matanuska

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

Constructed in 1963 by Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle, Washington and lengthened in 1968, the M/V "Malaspina" has been in the ferry system for over forty years. As a mainline ferry, which means in 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 Alaskan Panhandle community of Skagway.

Trivia

*The "Matanuska" is nearly identical to its sister ship, the M/V "Malaspina".
*The "Matanuska"'s amenities include a hot-food cafeteria; cocktail lounge and bar; solarium; forward, aft, movie, and business lounges; gift shop; 4 four-berth cabins; 23 three-berth cabins; and 80 two-berth cabins.

External links

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


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