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The Kennicott is a beautiful ship that is also one of
the the newer ships in the Alaska Marine Highway fleet. It's one of only
two vessels in the entire fleet that offers a vehicle elevator for ports
such as Homer and Kodiak that require that feature.
The
Kennicott's elevator can take a maximum length vehicle of 50 feet. If
your vehicle is longer than 50 feet, and you are sailing to or from
Kodiak or Homer, then you would be required to do a "double shuffle". To
do this procedure requires a driver and car up on the dock and a driver
and car on deck below. The top car and driver backs the trailer on the
elevator and disconnects, and the bottom car and driver below connects
to it and pulls it off. It's that simple. The Alaska Marine Highway does
NOT provide this service. It is up to you to arrange for this in
advance.
> The Kennicott is an accredited ocean-going vessel. a
quality it shares exclusively with the Tustumena.
> The Kennicott is
able to serve as a command and logistics vessel in the event of disaster
or oil spill.
> The Kennicott is the only vessel able to offer
service to the small community of Yakutat in the Gulf of Alaska.
>
The Kennicott is named after the Kennicott Glacier.
Updated 08/18/23