MV Chenega
M/V Chenega is a catamaran ferry built by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut for the Alaska Marine Highway System entering service 2005. After being laid up in 2017, in March 2021 it was sold by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas along with sister ship MV Fairweather for service between Spain and Ibiza.
MV Chenega at Sitka in 2009 | |
| History | |
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| Name | MV Chenega |
| Namesake | Chenega Glacier |
| Owner | Trasmapi / Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas |
| Port of registry | Spain |
| Route | Spain - Ibiza |
| Builder | Derecktor Shipyards, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 2004 |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Commissioned | 2005 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 748 long tons (760 t) |
| Length | 235 ft (72 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) loaded |
| Decks | One vehicle deck |
| Ramps | Aft and starboard ro-ro loading |
| Installed power | 4 x MTU |
| Propulsion | Water jet |
| Speed | 32 knots |
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