MV Golden Gate
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = MV Golden Gate.jpg | Ship caption = MV Golden Gate on SF Bay }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = MV Golden Gate | Ship owner = Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District | Ship operator = Golden Gate Ferry | Ship registry = Larkspur, California, {{flag|United States}} | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship completed = 1999 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = 2009 | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9183207}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = Previously MV Chinook }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Catamaran, passenger-only ferry | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|143|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|39|ft|4|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}. | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = Total 7,200 hp from 4 diesel engines | Ship propulsion = Waterjet | Ship speed = {{convert|38|kn|km/h|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship capacity = 350 passengers[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=95 Vessel information - M/V Chinook], WSF, WSDOT | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
MV Golden Gate (previously MV Chinook) is a passenger-only fast ferry operated by Golden Gate Ferries.
The vessel is the second passenger ferry to hold the name and was purchased from Washington State Ferries by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (along with {{MV|Snohomish}}) and entered service with Golden Gate Transit in May 2011 after a complete refit that began in late 2009.[http://goldengate.org/news/ferry/mvnapa_arrival.php MV Napa Arrives], Golden Gate Transportation District{{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}}
In 1999 the vessel was built to offer 30 minute ferry service from Bremerton to Seattle, a few years later service ended because of beach possible erosion along Puget sound's Rich Passage.
As the Chinook, the ferry had previously been mothballed at the WSF Shipyard at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island for four years when she was placed on eBay for auction on February 20, 2008, with an asking price of $4.5 million (USD).[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004184691_webchinook15m.html?syndication=rss The state ferry Chinook is for sale on eBay] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524084931/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004184691_webchinook15m.html?syndication=rss |date=2011-05-24 }}, Seattle Times, retrieved February 15, 2008
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Category:Washington State Ferries vessels
Category:Ferries of California
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