M/V Columbia

Cabins

Staterooms- 4 berth:
44
Staterooms- 3 berth:
0
Staterooms- 2 berth:
56
ADA Staterooms- 4b:
0
ADA Staterooms- 2b:
3
 
Total Staterooms:
103
Total Berths:
294
 

Vehicles & Crew

Crew Capacity:
66
Passenger Capacity:
600
Vehicle Capacity (ft.):
2,680
Vehicle Quantity:
134
 
Van Quantity:
16

Statistics

Year Built: 1974
Length (ft.):
418
Beam (ft.):
85
Displacement (LT):
7,683
Loaded Draft:
17'-6.13"
Service HP:
10,800
Service Speed (kn):
17.3
Domestic Tons:
3,946
International Tons:
13,009

(Flagship Vessel for the Alaska Ferry System for 40+ Years)

Constructed in 1974 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Columbia has been the flagship vessel for the Alaska ferry system for over 36 years. As a mainline ferry, which means it serves the largest of the inside passage communities (such as Ketchikan, Wrangell, Alaska Petersburg, Juneau, Haines, Alaska, Skagway, Alaska and Sitka), its route spans the entirety of the inside passage, often beginning runs in Bellingham, Washington and running to the northernmost Alaskan Panhandle community of Skagway.

In the winter of 2013/2014 the Columbia was dry docked receiving a new engine.

The M.V Columbia is the largest vessel in the Marine Highway fleet. The Columbia serves the largest of the Inside Passage communities expanding the entirety of the Inside Passage including Sitka on the Southbound sailing. It was named after the Columbia Glacier which was named by the Harriman Expedition in 1899 for Columbia University, New York, NY.

Camping on the Solarium Deck


The only vessel in the fleet that offers a passenger laundry area.

 

12/20/23