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History
NameSS Great Land
OwnerTote Maritime[1]
Launched17 June 1975
Maiden voyage10 September, 1975[2]
Out of service2011[1]
Identification
  • IMO number: 7420493
  • Callsign: WFDP
FateBroken up 12 May 2013
General characteristics
Class and typePonce[3]
Typeroll-on/roll-off
Length790 feet
Capacity950 automobiles and 100 containers on chassis.[4]

The SS Great Land was a 790-foot, roll-on/roll-off ship. According to the News Tribune, the "Great Land’s initial call at Tacoma in 1976 was celebrated as a major victory for the port over its rival Seattle in becoming the gateway to Alaska."[1]

  1. ^ a b c Gillie, John (15 March 2013). "TOTE's SS Great Land is towed away to the ship breakers after illustrious Tacoma career". The News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Tote History". Tote Maritime. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ Taborn, Tad Wayne (4 August 2010). "Veteran ship of Persian Gulf fame moored at shipyard". Dundalk Eagle. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ Graham, Barry (11 October 2003). "Matson Navigation Adds New Ship To Its Fleet". The Garden Island. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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