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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 24, 2006 15:04:56 GMT -8
Here is a photo of the MV Stikine as she arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska from the builders yard on 29 March 2006.  The Interisland ferry MV Prince of Wales is in the background. MV Stikine will begin service on the northern route of the Interisland Ferry service on 18 May 2006. |
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 24, 2006 15:48:51 GMT -8
Here is a photo of the MV Stikine as she arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska from the builders yard on 29 March 2006. The Interisland ferry MV Prince of Wales is in the background. MV Stikine will begin service on the northern route of the Interisland Ferry service on 18 May 2006. I wish now I'd taken photos of her being built here in Dakota Creek!  Hey S.S. Shasta, where'd you get your icon photo? I've got that one in my collection--A stamped Joe Williamson photo in the original frame from his shop that used to be down at Colman Dock. It's a great photo of the old girl!  |
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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 25, 2006 9:25:26 GMT -8
Hey S.S. Shasta, where'd you get your icon photo? I've got that one in my collection--A stamped Joe Williamson photo in the original frame from his shop that used to be down at Colman Dock. It's a great photo of the old girl! Yes, SS Shasta and her sister SS San Mateo were beautiful ships, inside and out! I got most of my old photos years ago from the PNW Marine Historical Society Library and/or the old Shorey's Book Store which was located in downtown Seattle. I have most of them on display in the living room of my home here in Ketchikan. Many are from the Williamson Collection. I had two of the old photos enlarged to about 30" by 25" and mounted on the wall behind my wood stove. They are almost identical photos of SS Shasta and SS San Mateo in Black Ball colours. When folks visit, they usually ask why I have two identical photos "of the same ferry  . |
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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 25, 2006 14:53:05 GMT -8
 Here is another photo of MV Stikine arriving in Ketchikan, Alaska on 29 March 2006. |
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Post by Mike C on Apr 25, 2006 17:51:49 GMT -8
Hey SS Shasta: Have you ever been on these ferries, and if so, how would they compare to BCF's northern ferries? I've heard they're smaller then they look, and have low capacity, like some of our Gulf Island ferries.
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Post by SS Shasta on Apr 25, 2006 20:05:28 GMT -8
No, I haven't traveled on the MV Stikine or MV Prince of Wales yet, but I have been on the earlier vessels assigned to the Ketchikan-Prince of Wales Island route.  The 1st ferry was the MV Chilkat which was 100ft. long and could carry 8 to 10 autos. MV Chilkat loaded/unloaded by the bow and did not require a standard ferry dock. She could land directly on the beach like a landing craft. I must say it was quite an adventure riding on MV Chilkat, especial in rough weather!  MV Aurora replaced MV Chilkat in 1977. She is 235ft long and carries 250 passangers and 34 standard autos. The MV Stikine and her older "half sister" MV Prince of Wales are slightly smaller than MV Aurora. They are 198ft. long and carry 30 standard autos. I am told that they are nice ships to ride; they have a small cafe and nice passenger cabins.   Yes, these are definitely small ferries and it will be interesting to see if traffic increases beyond their capacity, expecially during the summer tourist season. |
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 26, 2006 15:33:49 GMT -8
I am now kicking myself for not getting photos of the Stikine's construction...I could have gotten it from the keel plates up!   Aargh! I need to keep a better eye on Dakota Creek, since it is literally right down the road. Oh, and S.S. Shasta...sounds like you got a nice collection. Were it not for Williamson and Asahel Curtis, we wouldn't have the record of the long forgotten ferries of Puget Sound. |
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Post by Mike C on Apr 26, 2006 17:00:26 GMT -8
Thanx SS Shasta!!
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Post by SS Shasta on May 18, 2006 14:59:10 GMT -8
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