Spirit of Kingston is a 65 feet (19.8 m), 149 passenger passenger-only ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 operating between Kingston, Washington

Kingston, Washington

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 and Seattle since October 2010. She is owned and operated by the Port of Kingston's SoundRunner service.

History

Spirit of Kingston was built by All American Marine in Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...

 in 2004 and launched in January 2005. She was formerly in use in Alaska under the name Spirit as a ferry between Skagway

Skagway, Alaska

Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862...

 and Haines

Haines, Alaska

Haines is a census-designated place in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the area was 1,811. Haines was formerly a city but no longer has a municipal government...

 and for eco-tourism. Acquisition by Kingston in early 2010 was via a $3.5 million Federal Transit Administration

Federal Transit Administration

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 grant.

Technical information

Spirit of Kingston has a catamaran

Catamaran

A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...

 hull and has waterjet

Pump-jet

A pump-jet, hydrojet, or water jet, is a marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion. The mechanical arrangement may be a ducted propeller with nozzle, or a centrifugal pump and nozzle...

propulsion for a cruise speed of 25–27 knots and maximum speed of 42.5 knots. She is powered by four 740 hp Diesel engines.