# MV Kitsap

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For the older ferry, see [MV Kitsap (1925)](/source/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 IMO number: 7808126 MMSI number: 366772980 Callsign: WYR3421[1] Official Number: 630023 Status In service General characteristics Class & type Issaquah-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 (3,700 kW) from 2 diesel engines Speed 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Capacity 1,200 passengers 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2] Crew 12

Leaving Mukilteo while filling in for the [MV *Tokitae*](/source/MV_Tokitae).

**MV *Kitsap*** is an [*Issaquah*-class](/source/Issaquah-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/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.

This vessel was originally used on the Seattle–Bremerton route. Over time, larger boats have generally displaced the Kitsap from the Seattle-Bremerton route, and the ferry has spent more and more time as a relief boat, filling in for ferries on other runs when they are out of service. The *Kitsap* is most frequently found on the Mukilteo-Clinton route, but is also often found on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth, Anacortes-San Juan Islands, and Seattle-Bremerton routes.

## Incidents

- In 1987, after a [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock) concert featuring Seattle band [The Accüsed](/source/The_Acc%C3%BCsed) and British band [G.B.H.](/source/Charged_GBH), 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*](/source/MV_Sealth) in heavy fog in [Rich Passage](/source/Rich_Passage). Five years later, she ran aground on nearly the same spot as the collision.[5][6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-today1_1-0)** [The Issaquahs today, part 1](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahstoday.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071009122320/http://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahstoday.html) 2007-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), evergreenfleet.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vessel_info_2-0)** [Vessel information](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=34), WSF, WSDOT

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Issaquah class today"](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/kitsap1980.html). Evergreen Fleet website.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Rock fans riot on ferry"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19871005&id=_ItUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3232,433251&hl=en). *Ellensburg Daily Record*. October 5, 1987. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ferries Collide -- Sealth, Kitsap Bump In Thick Fog | The Seattle Times"](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910906&slug=1303959). *archive.seattletimes.com*. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Investigation Into Grounding Of State Ferry Could Take Weeks | The Seattle Times"](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960919&slug=2350043). *archive.seattletimes.com*. Retrieved 2024-10-06.

## External links

- Media related to [IMO 7808126](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_7808126) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Washington State Ferries Routes Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Island Seattle–Bremerton Terminals Colman Dock (Seattle) Other Public art Current fleet Evergreen State class MV Tillikum Super class MV Kaleetan MV Yakima Jumbo class MV Spokane MV Walla Walla Issaquah class MV Issaquah MV Kittitas MV Kitsap MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Sealth Jumbo Mark-II class MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup Kwa-di Tabil class MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick Olympic class MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum MV Suquamish MV Wishkah (future) Retired fleet Wood Electric class MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie Steel Electric class MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa Evergreen State class MV Evergreen State MV Klahowya Super class MV Hyak MV Elwha Skagit Kalama class MV Kalama MV Skagit Passenger-Only Fast Ferry class MV Chinook MV Snohomish No class MV Chippewa MV Crosline MV Hiyu MV Kalakala MV Kitsap (1925) MV Kulshan MV Leschi MV Olympic MV Rhododendron MV Rosario SS San Mateo SS Shasta MV Skansonia MV Tyee MV Vashon

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