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