Independence (cruise ship)

Independence is a small cruise ship owned and operated by American Cruise Lines (ACL). She was built in 2010 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland for overnight coastal, river, and inland waterway cruising within the continental United States.

History
United States
Name:	Independence
Owner:	American Cruise Lines
Builder:	Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Maryland) Hull No. 90[1]
In service:	2010
Homeport:	Dover, Delaware
Identification:	IMO number: 9583366 MMSI number: 367438210 Call sign: WDF3297 USCG Doc. No.: 1223608
Status:	In service
General characteristics
Type:	Passenger cruise ship
Tonnage:	96 (gross); 65 (net)[2]
Length:	194.7 ft (59.3 m)[2]
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)[2]
Draft:	11.3 ft (3.4 m)[2]
Complement:	104 passengers + 27 crew[3]

References

1. Colton, Tim. "Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury MD". Small Ship Builders and Boatbuilders. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
2. "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
3. "Independence - American Cruise Lines". Frommers. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

External links

• Independence on American Cruise Lines website
• Independence - American Cruise Lines from Frommer's
• American Cruise Lines' focus is historic U.S. waterways from The Palm Beach Post