MV Golden Gate (previously MV Chinook) is a passenger-only fast ferry operated by Golden Gate Ferries.

MV Golden Gate on SF Bay
History
NameMV Golden Gate
OwnerGolden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
OperatorGolden Gate Ferry
Port of registryLarkspur, California,  United States
Completed1999
Acquired2009
Identification
StatusIn service
NotesPreviously MV Chinook
General characteristics
TypeCatamaran, passenger-only ferry
Length143 ft 3 in (43.7 m)
Beam39 ft 4 in (12.0 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m).
Installed powerTotal 7,200 hp from 4 diesel engines
PropulsionWaterjet
Speed38 kn (70 km/h)
Capacity350 passengers[2]

The vessel is the second passenger ferry to hold the name and was purchased from Washington State Ferries by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (along with MV Snohomish) and entered service with Golden Gate Transit in May 2011 after a complete refit that began in late 2009.[3][4]

In 1999 the vessel was built to offer 30 minute ferry service from Bremerton to Seattle, a few years later service ended because of beach possible erosion along Puget sound's Rich Passage. As the Chinook, the ferry had previously been mothballed at the WSF Shipyard at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island for four years when she was placed on eBay for auction on February 20, 2008, with an asking price of $4.5 million (USD).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Passenger only fast fleet, evergreenfleet.com
  2. ^ Vessel information - M/V Chinook, WSF, WSDOT
  3. ^ MV Napa Arrives, Golden Gate Transportation District
  4. ^ "State sells ferries Chinook and Snohomish". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ The state ferry Chinook is for sale on eBay Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Times, retrieved February 15, 2008