MV Nantucket
MV Nantucket is a 230-foot-long (70 m) ferry owned and operated by the Steamship Authority. It was built in 1974 by Belinger Shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida. She serves the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.[1] She was named after a 19th-century paddlewheel steamer serving this route, the sidewheeler Nantucket.
 Nantucket docking at Oak Bluffs, August 2017. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Nantucket |
| Owner | Steamship Authority |
| Builder | Belinger Shipyards |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 216.6 ft (66.0 m) |
| Beam | 60.3 ft (18.4 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
References
- "Steamship Authority Fleet". The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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