MV Spirit of Kingston is a 65-foot (20 m), 149 passenger[2] passenger-only ferry owned and operated as part of the King County Water Taxi fleet.
 Spirit of Kingston approaching Colman Dock, Seattle in 2013
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| Name | MV Spirit |
| Owner | Four Seasons Marine |
| Port of registry | Juneau, Alaska |
| Route | Skagway–Haines, Alaska |
| Builder | All American Marine |
| Laid down | July 2004 |
| Launched | December 2004 |
| In service | 2005 |
| Out of service | Summer 2010 |
| Fate | Sold to Port of Kingston |
| History | |
| Name | MV Spirit of Kingston |
| Owner | Port of Kingston |
| Operator | SoundRunner (Kingston) |
| Port of registry | Kingston, Washington |
| Route | Kingston–Seattle |
| Christened | March 28, 2010[1] |
| Acquired | February 2010 |
| In service | October 2010 |
| Out of service | September 2012 |
| Fate | Transferred to King County |
| History | |
| Owner | King County |
| Operator | King County Water Taxi |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington |
| Route | West Seattle–Seattle (backup) |
| Acquired | March 2013 |
| In service | April 2013 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Catamaran passenger ferry |
| Displacement | 43 (light) |
| Length | 71.7 ft (21.9 m) |
| Beam | 25.6 ft (7.8 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
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| Propulsion | Hamilton HJ 362 waterjets |
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| Capacity | 149 passengers |
| Crew | 3 |
History
editSpirit of Kingston was built by All American Marine in Bellingham, Washington in 2004[2] and launched in January 2005.[3] She was formerly in use in Alaska under the name Spirit as a ferry between Skagway and Haines and for eco-tourism.[4] In early 2010 she was acquired by the Port of Kingston for their SoundRunner service via a $3.5 million Federal Transit Administration grant.[2] She sailed between Downtown Seattle and Kingston until the service was discontinued in the fall of 2012.[5]
On March 18, 2013, Spirit of Kingston was acquired by the King County Ferry District at no cost under an arrangement with the Federal Transit Administration, which had originally provided the grant funding to the Port of Kingston for its acquisition.[6] Service was projected to begin in the late spring of 2013.
Two months after her acquisition by the KCFD, the Spirit of Kingston entered service on the West Seattle/Downtown Seattle route.
In January 2016, the Spirit of Kingston was replaced by the Doc Maynard. The Spirit of Kingston now serves as the backup vessel on the West Seattle/Downtown Seattle route, when the Doc Maynard or the Sally Fox goes out of service.
Technical information
editSpirit of Kingston has a catamaran hull and has waterjet propulsion[7][8] for a cruise speed of 28 knots and maximum speed of 42.5 knots.[4][9] She is powered by four 14 L Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines that produce a total of 740 horsepower (550 kW) and meet EPA Tier 3 emissions standards.[9][2]
References
edit- ^ Christening the Spirit of Kingston, Kitsap Sun, archived from the original on 2010-07-09, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ a b c d Port of Kingston buying passenger ferry for Seattle service, Peninsula Daily News, February 24, 2010, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ Passenger Ferries by All American Marine, Inc, All American Marine, archived from the original on 2010-07-05, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ a b Kingston passenger ferry Spirit seen as a 'regional benefit', Peninsula Daily News, October 26, 2010, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ Kingston Port retires SoundRunner ferry service, Kitsap Sun, September 28, 2012, archived from the original on November 2, 2012, retrieved 2013-04-05
- ^ Spirit of Kingston now part of water taxi fleet, West Seattle Herald, March 18, 2013, retrieved 2013-04-05
- ^ Vessels, Port of Kingston, archived from the original on 2010-11-01, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ New Seattle-Kingston passenger-only ferry service, Seattle Times, October 18, 2010, retrieved 2010-10-31
- ^ a b MV Spirit specifications, All American Marine, archived from the original on 2011-03-23, retrieved 2010-10-31