MV Chenega

MV Chenega
History
United States
NameMV Chenega
NamesakeChenega Glacier
OperatorAlaska Marine Highway System
Route
BuilderDerecktor Shipyards, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Cost$36 million
LaunchedDecember 11, 2004
Out of service2016
HomeportCordova, Alaska
Identification
FateSold March 10, 2021
Spain
OwnerServicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas
RouteSpain - Ibiza
Cost$3,111,111
AcquiredMarch 10, 2021
Identification
General characteristics
Tonnage3,424 GT
Length235 ft (72 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draft8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Decks
  • One vehicle deck
  • One passenger deck
Installed power4 x MTU 20V 4000 M73L engines
PropulsionWater jet
Speed32 knots
Capacity
  • 210 passengers
  • 31 vehicles

MV Chenega is a catamaran ferry built by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut for the Alaska Marine Highway System. She was launched in 2004 and primarily served routes in Prince William Sound and Southeast Alaska. The ship proved uneconomical to operate on those routes, and she was laid up in 2016. In March 2021 she was sold to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas for service between Mallorca and Menorca. In 2025 her Spanish owners reassigned her to a route crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.