MV Kitsap

MV Kitsap is an Issaquah 130 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Kitsap was built in 1980 as an Issaquah class and upgraded in 1992 moving it to the Issaquah 130 class due to adding an upper car deck. The vessel also received interior upgrades. The vessel used to have a rainbow color of blue, but has since been renovated with interior colors light, and dark blue, and dark green.

For the older ferry, see MV Kitsap (1925).
MV Kitsap arrives in Downtown Seattle (2011)
History
Name: MV Kitsap
Owner: WSDOT
Operator: Washington State Ferries
Port of registry: Seattle, Washington,  United States
Route: Southworth-Fauntleroy-Vashon
Builder: Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle
Launched: 17 October 1980
Completed:
  • 1980
  • Refit: 1992
Identification:
Status: In service
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)
Decks:

2 Car Decks

1 Passenger Deck
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)
Capacity:
  • 1200 passengers
  • 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2]
Crew: 12

This vessel is mostly used on the Seattle–Bremerton route, although she is sometimes found on the Fautleroy–Vashon–Southworth run and the Mukilteo–Clinton route filling in for her sister ships. The Kitsap has also been seeing service in the San Juan Islands somewhat frequently due to the increasing unreliability of the aging super class vessels.

The Kitsap is expected to be replaced by the MV Chimacum on the Seattle-Bremerton route in 2017. The Kitsap is expected to then move to Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth to replace the MV Sealth.

Incidents
  • In 1987, after a punk rock concert featuring Seattle band The Accüsed and British band G.B.H., rowdy concertgoers returning to Seattle from Natasha's in Bremerton incited a riot aboard the Kitsap, resulting in damages that cost $40,000.[3][4]
  • 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 as the collision.

References
  1. The Issaquahs today, part 1 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, evergreenfleet.com
  2. Vessel information, WSF, WSDOT
  3. "The Issaquah class today". Evergreen Fleet website.
  4. "Rock fans riot on ferry". Ellensburg Daily Record. October 5, 1987. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
Leaving Mukilteo while filling in for the MV Tokitae.
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