Construction of Matsonia began with a ceremonial first cut of steel at NASSCO's San Diego
shipyard where the first ship in the series, Lurline, is 15 percent complete.
Construction of the Matsonia began with a ceremonial first cut of steel at NASSCO's San Diego shipyard,
where the first ship in the two-ship series, Lurline, is 15 percent complete,
At 870 feet long, 114 feet wide(beam), with a deep draft
of 38 feet and weighing in at over 50,000 metric tons, Lurline is now Matson's largest ship
and the largest con-ro vessel ever constructed in the US.