MV Golden Gate on SF Bay
History
Name	MV Golden Gate
Owner	Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Operator	Golden Gate Ferry
Port of registry	Larkspur, California,  United States
Completed	1999
Acquired	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9183207 MMSI number: 366778450 Official Number: D1063252 Call Sign: WCY2726[1]
Status	In service
Notes	Previously MV Chinook
General characteristics
Type	Catamaran, passenger-only ferry
Length	143 ft 3 in (43.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 4 in (12.0 m)
Draft	5 ft (1.5 m).
Installed power	Total 7,200 hp from 4 diesel engines
Propulsion	Waterjet
Speed	38 kn (70 km/h)
Capacity	350 passengers[2]

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.^[3]

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).^[4]

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