The MV ''Governor'' is a passenger ferry that operates in

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. She was formerly the MV ''Crown City'' between 1954 and 1970, and the MV ''Kulshan'' between 1970 and 1982. Currently operated by the Steamship Authority, she was built in 1954 to operate the ferry service from

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. After the San Diego-Coronado Bridge was built, spanning her original route, she was sold to

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where she was christened the MV ''Kulshan'' and served in

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waters from 1970 to 1982. Along with the distinction of being the most despised ferry in the WSF fleet,MV Kulshan - The despised ferry of Puget Sound at evergreen fleet.com
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and

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in the 1982 film, '' An Officer and a Gentleman''. After her stint with the

system, the '' Kulshan'' was declared surplus to requirements and sold to the

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to provide service for their large Atlantic Area headquarters base on

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in New York Harbor, an island community and workplace for 5000 people. The ferry was towed south and through the

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in making its way to the east coast. Once in New York City, the ferry was renamed ''Governor'' and as part of a fleet of two other ferries, the ''Samuel L. Coursen'' and the ''Minue'', shuttled passengers and vehicles from the

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in Lower Manhattan to Governors Island. The closure of the

Coast Guard base in 1996 made her surplus for a third time whereupon she was purchased by SSA in 1998. The double-ended ''Governor'' is the widest and second-longest vessel in the SSA fleet, with a beam of 65 feet and a length of 242 ft, and is the only vessel with diesel-electric propulsion. Three Caterpillar diesel engines power two electric propulsion motors giving her a speed of . In October 2007, the MV ''Governor'' was involved in a minor collision with the ferry MV ''Island Home'' as ''Governor'' was beginning a hazardous cargo trip to the Vineyard. No passengers were on board or injured in the incident. Coast Guard marine safety inspectors examined both ships and permitted the ''Island Home'' to return to service about one hour after her scheduled departure time with only a dent in the hull, above the waterline. The MV ''Governor'' required slightly more repair, but was back in service by the end of the day. Petty Officer Lauren Downs of the Coast Guard stated "Results of standard drug and alcohol tests on Governor's crew, after the accident, were negative".

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