M/V Tustumena

E79290

ferry roll-on/roll-off passenger ship

M/V Tustumena is a rugged Alaska Marine Highway ferry known for serving remote coastal communities and challenging open-ocean routes in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry → roll-on/roll-off passenger ship →
beam	59 ft →
builder	Christy Corporation →
builtAt	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin →
classification	ocean-certified ferry →
country	United States →
designedFor	exposed Gulf of Alaska crossings → open-ocean service →
enteredService	1964 →
flag	United States →
grossTonnage	about 2,000 GT →
hasFeature	side-loading vehicle ramp → stabilizers for rough seas → vehicle elevator →
homeport	Homer, Alaska →
launchYear	1963 →
lengthOverall	296 ft → about 90 m →
namedAfter	Tustumena Glacier → Tustumena Lake →
notableFor	operating in some of the roughest seas in the Alaska Marine Highway System →
operator	Alaska Marine Highway System →
owner	State of Alaska →
partOf	Alaska Marine Highway fleet →
passengerCapacity	about 190 passengers →
portOfCall	Akutan, Alaska → Chignik, Alaska → Cold Bay, Alaska → False Pass, Alaska → Homer, Alaska → King Cove, Alaska → Kodiak, Alaska → Sand Point, Alaska → Seldovia, Alaska → Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska →
route	Homer–Kodiak → Homer–Seldovia → Kodiak–Aleutian chain →
serves	Alaska Peninsula communities → Aleutian Islands communities → Kodiak Island communities → remote coastal communities →
serviceArea	Alaska Peninsula → Aleutian Islands → Gulf of Alaska → Kodiak Island → Southcentral Alaska →
vehicleCapacity	about 36 standard vehicles →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alaska Marine Highway System →	hasPart