M/V Aurora Service Area:
Prince
William Sound – Whittier, Valdez, Cordova
The
Aurora's amenities
include a hot-food cafeteria, movie and forward observation lounges,
and solarium. There are no cabins on the Aurora both because
of its small size and the lack of demand due to its feeder route
running times.
M/V Aurora is a feeder vessel for the Alaska
Marine Highway System, built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1977 by
Peterson Shipbuilders and commissioned by the Alaska Marine Highway
System the same year.
Namesake: Aurora Glacier, Glacier Bay
National Park
Owner: Alaska Marine Highway System
Port
of registry: United States
Builder: Peterson Shipbuilders,
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Launched: 1977
Commissioned:
1977
Homeport: Hoonah, Alaska
Status: in active
service
Displacement: 2,132 long tons (2,166 t)
Length: 235 ft (72 m)
Beam: 57 ft (17 m)
Draft: 13 ft
11 in (4.24 m)
Ramps: Aft, port, and starboard ro-ro loading
Propulsion: 4,300 hp (3,207 kW)
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9
km/h; 16.7 mph)
Capacity: 250 passengers 34 automobiles
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