MV Kitsap
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|---|---|
| Name: | MV Kitsap |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  United States |
| Builder: | Marine Power and Equpiment, Seattle |
| Completed: |
1980 Refit: 1992 |
| Identification: |
Official Number: 630023 Call Sign: WYR3421[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Issaquah 130 Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | 328 ft (100.0 m) |
| Beam: | 78 ft 8 in (24.0 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 5,000 hp from 2 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity: |
1200 passengers 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2] |
- For an earlier Washington ferry with the same name, see MV Kitsap.
The MV Kitsap is an Issaquah 130 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. She is currently serving the Seattle-Bremerton route.
Incidents
- In the 1980s, a Punk rock band incited a riot aboard the Kitsap, resulting in damages that cost $40,000.[3]
- In 1991, the Kitsap collided with the MV Sealth under heavy fog in Rich Passage. Five years later, she ran aground on nearly the same spot of the collision.
References
- ↑ The Issaquahs today, part 1, evergreenfleet.com
- ↑ Vessel information, WSF, WSDOT
- ↑ "The Issaquah class today". Evergreen Fleet website. http://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahstoday.html.
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