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729:January 26,
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288:69 vehicles
147:MMSI number
119:2 July 1962
1672:1962 ships
1661:Categories
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1061:Metlakatla
1031:False Pass
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939:Wickersham
692:References
516:(5351052)"
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389:Petersburg
350:, the M/V
348:Washington
138:IMO number
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1282:Tustumena
1232:Matanuska
1225:Malaspina
1215:Malaspina
1145:Website:
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956:Ketchikan
870:Kennicott
863:Matanuska
856:Malaspina
849:Tustumena
777:M/S Taku.
437:Amenities
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385:Ketchikan
312:Malaspina
259:Two 4,000
205:long tons
183:Malaspina
151:338697000
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1125:Whittier
1115:Unalaska
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1086:Seldovia
1021:Cold Bay
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575:M/V Taku
431:dry dock
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280:Capacity
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156:Callsign
116:Launched
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1250:LeConte
1150:.alaska
1135:Yakutat
1096:Skagway
1026:Cordova
1016:Chignik
918:Chilkat
911:Chenega
842:LeConte
820:Vessels
756:May 25,
426:LeConte
401:Skagway
344:Seattle
330:History
251:loading
192:Tonnage
142:5351052
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98:Seattle
93:Builder
31:History
25:MV Taku
1317:Sidney
1267:Aurora
1120:Valdez
1046:Hoonah
1036:Haines
992:Angoon
987:Akutan
961:Juneau
835:Aurora
828:Lituya
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609:25 May
485:Canada
416:Hoonah
391:, and
364:Alaska
360:Juneau
261:
212:Length
203:4,283
185:-class
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1520:Marin
1417:class
1388:class
1319:class
1252:class
1217:class
1154:/amhs
1091:Sitka
1041:Homer
971:Homer
497:Notes
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393:Sitka
324:India
320:Alang
310:is a
273:knots
271:16.5
268:Speed
249:ro-ro
244:Ramps
236:Decks
228:Draft
60:Owner
1540:NOAA
1501:Coho
1239:Taku
1152:.gov
1051:Kake
949:Hubs
932:Taku
758:2018
731:2012
705:ISBN
663:2015
637:2015
611:2018
528:2021
514:Taku
477:Taku
470:Taku
459:Taku
443:Taku
441:The
420:Kake
418:and
412:Taku
399:and
381:Taku
375:Role
368:Taku
352:Taku
307:Taku
305:M/V
295:Crew
220:Beam
165:Fate
127:1963
108:Cost
40:Taku
36:Name
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403:in
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