# MV Golden Gate

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MV Golden Gate at Larkspur Landing in 2025 History Name MV Golden Gate Owner Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Operator Golden Gate Ferry Port of registry Larkspur, California, United States Completed 1999 Acquired 2009 Identification IMO number: 9183207 MMSI number: 366778450 Official Number: D1063252 Call Sign: WCY2726[1] Status In service Notes Previously MV Chinook General characteristics Type Catamaran, passenger-only ferry Length 143 ft 3 in (43.7 m) Beam 39 ft 4 in (12.0 m) Draft 5 ft (1.5 m). Installed power Total 7,200 hp from 4 diesel engines Propulsion Waterjet Speed 38 kn (70 km/h) Capacity 350 passengers[2]

**MV *Golden Gate*** (previously **MV *Chinook***) is a [passenger-only fast ferry](/source/Passenger-Only_Fast_Ferry-class_ferry) operated by [Golden Gate Ferries](/source/Golden_Gate_Ferries).

The vessel is the second passenger ferry to hold the name and was purchased from [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries) by the [Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District](/source/Golden_Gate_Bridge%2C_Highway_and_Transportation_District) (along with [MV *Snohomish*](/source/MV_Napa)) and entered service with Golden Gate Transit in May 2011 after a complete refit that began in late 2009.[3][4]

The vessel was built in 1999 to offer 30 minute ferry service from [Bremerton](/source/Bremerton%2C_Washington) to [Seattle](/source/Seattle). The service ceased a few years later because of beach possible erosion along Puget Sound's [Rich Passage](/source/Rich_Passage). As the *Chinook*, the ferry had previously been [mothballed](/source/Reserve_fleet) at the WSF Shipyard at Eagle Harbor, [Bainbridge Island](/source/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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-evergreen_1-0)** [Passenger only fast fleet](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/poff.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201031101706/http://www.evergreenfleet.com/poff.html) 2020-10-31 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), evergreenfleet.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vessel_info_2-0)** [Vessel information - M/V *Chinook*](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=95), WSF, WSDOT

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MV_Napa_Arrives_3-0)** [MV Napa Arrives](http://goldengate.org/news/ferry/mvnapa_arrival.php), Golden Gate Transportation District

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["State sells ferries Chinook and Snohomish"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-sells-ferries-chinook-and-snohomish/). *The Seattle Times*. Associated Press. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [The state ferry *Chinook* is for sale on eBay](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004184691_webchinook15m.html?syndication=rss) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110524084931/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004184691_webchinook15m.html?syndication=rss) 2011-05-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Seattle Times*, retrieved February 15, 2008

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