# MV Kennicott

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Alaska state ferry

MV Kennicott History Name Kennicott Namesake Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell Mountains Owner Alaska Marine Highway System Port of registry United States Builder Halter Marine Group, Moss Point, Mississippi Launched 1998 Commissioned 1998 Home port Valdez, Alaska Identification IMO number: 9145205 MMSI number: 368250000 Callsign: WCY2920 Status in active service General characteristics Tonnage 12,635 GT Length 382 ft (116 m) Beam 85 ft (26 m) Draft 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) Decks One vehicle deck Ramps Aft, port, and starboard ro-ro loading Installed power 12,350 hp (9,209 kW) Speed 16.75 knots (31.02 km/h; 19.28 mph) Capacity 748 passengers 80 vehicles

**MV *Kennicott*** is a mainline [ferry](/source/Ferry) vessel for the [Alaska Marine Highway System](/source/Alaska_Marine_Highway_System).

Constructed in 1998 by the Halter Marine Group in [Moss Point](/source/Moss_Point%2C_Mississippi), [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi), the *Kennicott* has been one of the most vital vessels to the Alaska ferry system since its inception. It is nine-deck, ocean certified vessel and is also able to serve as a command and logistics vessel in the event of disaster or [oil spill](/source/Oil_spill). The ferry system, taking advantage of her ocean-going status, sends the vessel on a monthly trans-[Gulf of Alaska](/source/Gulf_of_Alaska) ("cross-gulf") voyage beginning in [Juneau](/source/Juneau%2C_Alaska) and concluding in [Kodiak](/source/Kodiak%2C_Alaska). On this voyage, the *Kennicott* is able to provide service to the isolated Gulf of Alaska community of [Yakutat](/source/Yakutat%2C_Alaska) and is the only vessel to do so. The cross-gulf voyages are very popular and quite often sold out. The *Kennicott* and the [*Tustumena*](/source/MV_Tustumena) are the Alaska Marine Highway's only accredited ocean-going vessels. The *Kennicott* also serves as a mainline relief ferry in the event other ferries are out of service.

The *Kennicott*'s amenities include a hot-food cafeteria; cocktail lounge and bar; solarium; forward, aft, movie, and business lounges; gift shop; 51 four-berth cabins; and 58 two-berth cabins. The aft portion of the *Kennicott* appears bloated because there is an external [car elevator](/source/Car_elevator) built into the superstructure. The elevator is used in ports without roll-on ramps allowing service to ordinary docks. *Tustumena* is the only other ferry with this feature.

The ship struck a [humpback whale](/source/Humpback_whale) in mid 2014.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "[No Charges after Ship Killed Humpback Whale](http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/No-Charges-after-Ship-Killed-Humpback-Whale-2014-09-10)" September 10, 2014.

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