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Alaska ferry Wickersham interior view.

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Interior and exterior views of the Alaska ferry, Wickersham, 1968-1974.

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Title	Interior and exterior views of the Alaska ferry, Wickersham, 1968-1974.
Identifier	ASL-P84
Collection Name	Interior and exterior views of the Alaska ferry, Wickersham, 1968-1974. ASL-PCA-84
Description	The Alaska ferry, Wickersham, was purchased by the State of Alaska from the Swedish Stena Line for $6,960,000.00 in April, 1968, having only been built and in service for 6 months. Originally named M.V. Stena Brittanica, the ferry left Gothenberg, Sweden on May 7, 1968, and upon arriving in Vancouver, B.C., the name was changed to Wickersham after Judge James Wickersham, a pioneer miner and Alaskan judge. The Wickersham operated an express schedule between Prince Rupert and Haines, with "passenger only" stops at Ketchikan and Juneau. The Wickersham was reportedly sold October 15, 1974 to S.O.L. Lines of Rotterdam, a Dutch firm, however, payments were not received. It was sold again on April 19, 1975 to Spyros Maylivenos, a Greek firm in Italy, for $7,300,000. This deal also fell through, this time because of Italian import restrictions. On June 22, 1975, the ferry was sold to the Viking Line of Mariehamn, Aland Islands, Finland, and renamed Viking 6. [From: Ferries in the north : the Alaska Marine Highway, 1948-1989, Seattle : Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, 1992. p. 51-70.]
Subject.TGM	Ships Ferries
Corporate Name	Alaska Marine Highway System Swedish Stena Line Wickersham (Ferry) Stena Brittanica (Ferry)
Time Period	1867 to 1896 1896 to 1913 1913 to 1939 1939 to 1959 1959 and later
Type	Image (Photographs)
Related Materials	CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=50618482
Ordering & Use	http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov

Title	Alaska ferry Wickersham interior view.
Identifier	ASL-P84-06
Collection Name	Interior and exterior views of the Alaska ferry, Wickersham, 1968-1974. ASL-PCA-84
Subject.TGM	Ships Chairs Passengers Sleeping Ferries
Corporate Name	Alaska Marine Highway System Swedish Stena Line Wickersham (Ferry) Stena Brittanica (Ferry)
Time Period	1867 to 1896 1896 to 1913 1913 to 1939 1939 to 1959 1959 and later
Type	Image (Photographs)
Related Materials	CCL Catalog: http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=50618482
Ordering & Use	http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571; mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov

Interior and exterior views of the Alaska ferry, Wickersham, 1968-1974.

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