MV Kittitas

{{Short description|American ferry vessel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = 2014-04-28 MV KITTITAS - IMO 7808114.jpg | image_caption = ''Kittitas'' arriving at [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]] in 2014 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''Kittitas'' | owner = [[WSDOT]] | operator = [[Washington State Ferries]] | registry = [[Seattle, Washington]], {{flag|United States}} | route = Fauntleroy-Vashon Island-Southworth (as of October 11, 2023) | ordered = *1979 * Original 1978 plans shelved | builder = [[Marine Power and Equipment]], Seattle | original_cost = | yard_number = | way_number = | laid_down = 1979 | launched = | completed = *1980 * Refit: 1990 | christened = 1980 | acquired = | maiden_voyage = | in_service = 1980 | out_of_service = | identification = *{{IMO Number|7808114}} * {{MMSI Number|366772960}} * [[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WYQ9302<ref name="today1">[https://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahstoday.html The Issaquahs today, part 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009122320/https://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahstoday.html |date=October 9, 2007 }}, evergreenfleet.com</ref> * Official Number: D627507 | fate = | status = In service | notes = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Issaquah|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] | tonnage = | displacement = {{cvt|3310|LT|t|lk=on}} | length = {{convert|328|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|78|ft|8|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = | draft = {{convert|16|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | depth = | decks = 4 | deck_clearance = {{convert|15|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | ramps = | ice_class = | sail_plan = | power = Total {{cvt|5,000|hp|lk=in}} from 2 diesel engines | propulsion = Diesel | speed = {{convert|16|kn|lk=in}} | capacity = *1,200 passengers * 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)<ref name="vessel info">[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=35 Vessel information], WSF, WSDOT</ref> | crew = | notes = }} }}

'''MV ''Kittitas''''' is an {{sclass|Issaquah|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]].

==History== The ''Kittitas'' was built in 1980, as the second {{sclass|Issaquah|ferry}}. When delivered it acted as a relief boat until it was moved to the [[Mukilteo–Clinton ferry|Mukilteo–Clinton]] route in the mid 1980s. In 1990, in order to keep up with growing demand, the ''Kittitas'' underwent a capacity expansion by adding additional vehicle areas above the vehicle areas along the outside edge of the ferry. These upgrades had been planned for in the original design of the vessels. The ferry's passenger cabin was updated in the late 1990s. Included in the upgrades were the removal of many tables located in the passenger cabin to allow for the bench seats to be spaced closer together in some sections of the ship. The galley area was also upgraded and each ship was given a unique look. The original color on the ''Kittitas'' was yellow, and her new colors are a mix of turquoise and orange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://evergreenfleet.com/kittitastoday.html|title=Evergreen Fleet|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>

The ''Kittitas'' serves the triangle route along with the {{MV|Cathlamet}} and {{MV|Sealth}}.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{commons category-inline|IMO 7808114}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kittitas, MV}} [[Category:Washington State Ferries vessels]] [[Category:1980 ships]] [[Category:Ships built in Seattle]]