Name MV Kitsap Route Seattle- Bremerton Length 100 m | Owner WSDOT Completed 1980
Refit 1992 | |
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Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, United States Builder Marine Power and Equipment | ||
MV Kitsap is an Issaquah 130 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The MV 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 is mostly used on the Seattle-Bremerton route, although she is sometimes found on the Fautleroy-Vashon-Southworth run and the Mukilteo-Clinton Route filling in for her sister ships. The Kitsap has also been seeing service in the San Juan Islands somewhat frequently due to the increasing unreliability of the aging super class vessels.
The Kitsap is expected to be replaced by the M/V Chimacum on the Seattle-Bremerton route in 2017. The Kitsap is expected to then move to Fauntleroy- Vashon- Southworth to replace the M/V Sealth.