MV LeConte

rdf:langString MV LeConte

rdf:langString LeConte

rdf:langString Two life boats and Two Life Rafts

rdf:langString Two Caterpillar 3412, rated for 467kW at 1800rpm

rdf:langString Aft, port, and starboard ro-ro loading

rdf:langString One Seattle Boiler SDW50M, two drum, D-type, rated

rdf:langString Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

rdf:langString *250 passengers *34 automobiles

rdf:langString * * *Callsign: WZE4270

rdf:langString LeConte

rdf:langString LeConte Glacier near Petersburg, Alaska

rdf:langString Two EMD 645F7B each SHP

rdf:langString MV LeConte (/ləˈkɒnteɪ/ lə-KON-tay) is a feeder vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System, built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1973 and commissioned in 1974 by Alaska's ferry system. LeConte is the older sister ship to M/V Aurora, and both serve as feeder vessels that pick up passengers in small communities such as Hoonah and take them to larger regional communities (this process is colloquially known as the "milk run"). The LeConte primarily serves the northern portion of the Alaskan Panhandle in between Sitka and Juneau, but also occasionally ventures into Southeast Alaska as well. In a highly controversial and political change, however, the LeConte was turned into a day boat operated exclusively out of Juneau. This change cut service to the community of Pelican and to the hub of Sitka — home of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Center, a hospital that solely serves the Native Alaskan community, the primary demographic of the Leconte's ports of call. In the summer of 2005, the LeConte made a number of stops in , which is one of the gateways of Glacier Bay National Park. The LeConte's amenities include a hot-food cafeteria, movie and forward observation lounges, and solarium. There are no cabins on the LeConte both because of its small size and the lack of demand due to its feeder route running times. The LeConte and the M/V Aurora are the only AMHS vessels able to serve the communities of Angoon, Pelican, Tenakee Springs, Hoonah and Kake. These vessels' small sizes make them both vital assets for the ferry system and the residents of these rural villages.