The MV ''Kaleetan'' is a operated by
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals loca ...
.
The ''Kaleetan'' (meaning arrow in
Chinook) is named for a mountain peak northwest of
Snoqualmie Pass
Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 (I-90) through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of , on the county line between Kittitas County and King County.
Snoqualmie Pass ...
. She can hold 144 vehicles, and 1868 passengers.
She is in the third largest class of Washington State Ferries. She was built by National Steel and Shipbuilding in San Diego in 1967.
The ''Kaleetan'' went into service in early 1968 serving the
Seattle-Bainbridge Island route. She was replaced by the in 1973 and moved north to the
Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. She remained in the San Juans, until 1999, when she got a midlife upgrade.
Since its midlife overhaul, the ''Kaleetan'' has generally been assigned to the
Seattle-Bremerton route, with periodic assignments in the San Juans when necessitated by maintenance schedules.
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Vessel info from WSDOT
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Washington State Ferries vessels
1967 ships