The MV Kaleetan is a Super-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

History
NameMV Kaleetan
OwnerWSDOT
OperatorWashington State Ferries
Port of registrySeattle, Washington, US
BuilderNational Steel and Ship Building (San Diego)
LaunchedMarch 12, 1967
Completed1967
AcquiredDecember 24, 1967
In serviceJanuary 8, 1968
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and typeSuper-class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage
  • 2,704 GT
  • 1,214 NT
Displacement3,634 long tons (3,692 t)
Length382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Decks2 car decks 2 passenger decks (One with a Sun Deck Promenade)
Deck clearance14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Ramps4
Installed powerTotal 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines
Propulsion4 diesel-electric engines
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,195 passengers
  • 144 vehicles (max 30 commercial)
  • Originally 2,500 passengers; 160 vehicles
Crew14

The Kaleetan (meaning arrow in Chinook) is named for a mountain peak northwest of Snoqualmie Pass. She can hold 144 vehicles, and 1868 passengers.[1] She is in the third largest class of Washington State Ferries. She was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding in San Diego in 1967.[1]

The Kaleetan went into service in early 1968 serving the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route. She was replaced by the Spokane in 1973 and moved north to the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. She remained in the San Juans, until 1999, when she got a midlife upgrade.[2]

Since its midlife overhaul, the Kaleetan has generally been assigned to the Seattle-Bremerton route, with periodic assignments in the San Juans when necessitated by maintenance schedules.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "WSDOT - Ferries - M/V Kaleetan". www.wsdot.wa.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ^ a b Pickens, Steven J. "The M/V Kaleetan". evergreenfleet.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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