MV Chilkat
M/V Chilkat | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chilkat |
| Owner | Alaska Marine Highway System |
| Port of registry | United States |
| Builder | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Company |
| Cost | $300,000 |
| Launched | 1957 |
| Decommissioned | 1988 |
| Out of service | 2021 |
| Fate | Sank January 13, 2021, raised January 28, 2021 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 99 ft (30 m) |
| Ramps | Bow |
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The M/V Chilkat was the first ferry purpose built for what was to become the Alaska Marine Highway. Originally built to serve the Lynn Canal out of Juneau, she was built with a bow ramp that allowed her 59 passengers and 15 vehicles to offload on an unimproved beach as well as a dock.