MV Napa

{{short description|Passenger ferry in Bay Area, California, US}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Mv napa.jpg |image_caption= }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=*MV ''Snohomish'' *MV ''Napa'' |owner=[[Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District]] |operator=[[Golden Gate Ferry]] |registry=[[Larkspur, California]], [[United States]] |route= |ordered= |builder= |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched= |completed=1999 |christened= |acquired=2009 |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|8643004}} *{{MMSI Number|366771550}} *Official Number: D1084026 *Call Sign: WDE8110 |fate= |status= Retired by Washington State Ferries, acquired by Golden Gate Ferry, refitted; in service 2009-present (2021). |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= |tonnage= |displacement= |length={{convert|143|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|39|ft|4|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= |draft={{convert|5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}. |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power=Total 7,200 hp from 4 diesel engines |propulsion=[[Pump-jet|Waterjet]] |speed={{convert|30|kn|km/h|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} |capacity=350 passengers<ref name="vessel info">[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=92 Vessel information - M/V ''Snohomish''], WSF, WSDOT</ref> |crew= |notes=Previously M/V ''Snohomish'' }} }} '''MV ''Napa''''' (2009 – present, previously '''MV ''Snohomish''''') is a [[Passenger-Only Fast Ferry-class ferry|passenger-only fast ferry]] operated by [[Golden Gate Ferry]] in the northern [[Bay Area]] in [[California]], United States.

The vessel is named after [[Napa County, California|Napa County]], one of the member counties of the [[Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District]]. ''Napa'' was purchased in 2009 from [[Washington State Ferries]] (along with {{MV|Chinook}})<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2009-01-21 |title=State sells ferries Chinook and Snohomish |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/state-sells-ferries-chinook-and-snohomish/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and entered service with Golden Gate Transit after a refit.<ref name="MV Napa Arrives">[http://goldengate.org/news/ferry/mvnapa_arrival.php MV Napa Arrives], Golden Gate Transportation District</ref> The ''Napa'' entered service as a substitute for {{MV|Del Norte}} when that vessel began undergoing an engine replacement in June 2009. After ''Chinook'' returned from its refit, ''Napa'' went in for a full refitting.

Previously, as ''Snohomish'', it was [[reserve fleet|mothball]]ed for years at the WSF Shipyard at Eagle Harbor, [[Bainbridge Island, Washington|Bainbridge Island]]. Washington State Ferries [[Steel Electric Class ferry#Withdrawal from service|announced]] that she was returned to service in November 2007 to replace {{MV|Klickitat||2}} on the [[Keystone, Island County, Washington|Keystone]]-[[Port Townsend, Washington|Port Townsend]] run.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Napa}} [[Category:Washington State Ferries vessels]] [[Category:Ferries of California]] [[Category:High-speed craft]] [[Category:1999 ships]]