MV Spirit of Kingston
Passenger-only ferry running between Seattle and West Seattle
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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 | |
| History | |
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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 |
| Identification |
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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) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Hamilton HJ 362 waterjets |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 149 passengers |
| Crew | 3 |
History
Spirit 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, Spirit of Kingston entered service on the West Seattle/Downtown Seattle route.
In January 2016, the Spirit of Kingston was replaced by Doc Maynard. Spirit of Kingston now serves as the backup vessel on the West Seattle/Downtown Seattle route, when Doc Maynard or Sally Fox goes out of service.