Our Fleet
Explore the vessels that navigate the Last Frontier. From massive ocean-going ships to dedicated community shuttles.
M/V Columbia
The MV Columbia is named after the Columbia Glacier, a glacier in Prince William Sound. The vessel was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates of Seattle, Washington and constructed at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company in 1973.
M/V Kennicott
The MV Kennicott is named after the Kennicott Glacier, located in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. The vessel was designed by Halter Marine and Glosten Associates of Seattle, Washington.
M/V Matanuska
The MV Matanuska is named after the Matanuska Glacier, which is located in South Central Alaska and is the largest glacier in Alaska accessible by road. The vessel was constructed at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle in 1963.
M/V Tustumena
The MV Tustumena is named after the Tustumena Glacier, located on the Kenai Peninsula. The vessel was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates of Seattle, Washington and constructed in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1964.
M/V Aurora
The MV Aurora is named after the Aurora Glacier, located in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. The glacier was named by prospectors after the Aurora Borealis. The vessel was designed by Nickum & Spalding Associates of Seattle, Washington.
M/V LeConte
The MV LeConte is named after the LeConte Glacier, located in Southeast Alaska near Petersburg. This is the southernmost tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The glacier was named for Joseph Le Conte, Professor of Geology at the University of California.
M/V Lituya
The MV Lituya is named after the Lituya Glacier. The vessel was constructed at Conrad Shipyards in Morgan City, Louisiana in 2004. The MV Lituya is the smallest vessel of the fleet and exclusively provides shuttle service between Ketchikan and Metlakatla.
M/V Hubbard
The MV Hubbard is named after the Hubbard Glacier, a tidewater glacier located 35 miles north of Yakutat. The vessel was constructed at Vigor Shipyard in Ketchikan, Alaska. The MV Hubbard is the second Alaska Class Ferry built in Ketchikan.
M/V Tazlina
The MV Tazlina is named after the Tazlina Glacier located 43 miles north of Valdez. The first Alaska Marine Highway ferry built in Alaska, along with its sister ship the MV Hubbard.