MV Kaleetan is a Super class auto and passenger ferry operated by Washington State Ferries, a child department of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
MV Kaleetan specifications
Washington State Ferries vessel data, checked October 25, 2026.
| Class | Super class |
|---|---|
| Built | 1967, San Diego; rebuilt 1999 |
| Passengers | 1,195 |
| Vehicles | 144, with room for 32 tall vehicles |
| Length | 382 ft 2 in |
| Beam | 73 ft 2 in |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in |
| Service speed | 17 knots |
| Propulsion | 4 engines, diesel-electric (DC), 8,960 horsepower in total |
| Tonnage | 2,704 |
Kaleetan has two auto decks, a main passenger deck and an upper passenger deck.
Accessible restrooms are available on both auto decks as well as the main passenger deck and elevator access is available from both auto decks.
For those hard of hearing, Kaleetan is equipped with a visual paging announcement system that displays important announcements on monitors throughout the boat.
Other amenities include a galley on the upper passenger deck and a limited amount of vending and newspaper machines on the main passenger deck.
MV Kaleetan is named for the Chinook word meaning “arrow.