MV Napa

History
Name	MV Snohomish MV Napa
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: 8643004 MMSI number: 366771550 Official Number: D1084026 Call Sign: WDE8110
Status	Retired by Washington State Ferries, acquired by Golden Gate Ferry, refitted; in service 2009-present (2021).
General characteristics
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	30 kn (56 km/h)
Capacity	350 passengers[1]
Notes	Previously M/V Snohomish

MV Napa (1999 – present, previously MV Snohomish) is a passenger-only fast ferry operated by Golden Gate Ferry in the northern Bay Area in California, United States.

The vessel is named after Napa County, one of the member counties of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Napa was purchased in 2009 from Washington State Ferries (along with MV Chinook)[2] and entered service with Golden Gate Transit after a refit.[3] The Napa entered service as a substitute for MV Del Norte when that vessel began undergoing an engine replacement in June 2009. After Chinook returned from its refit, Napa went in for a full refitting.

Previously, as Snohomish, it was mothballed for years at the WSF Shipyard at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island. Washington State Ferries announced that she was returned to service in November 2007 to replace Klickitat on the Keystone-Port Townsend run.

References

1. Vessel information - M/V Snohomish, WSF, WSDOT
2. "State sells ferries Chinook and Snohomish". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
3. MV Napa Arrives, Golden Gate Transportation District