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][2] She was named after a 19th-century paddlewheel steamer serving this route, the sidewheeler Nantucket.

MV Nantucket

Nantucket docking at Oak Bluffs, August 2017.
History
Namesake	Nantucket
Owner	Steamship Authority
Builder	Belinger Shipyards
Completed	1974
Identification	IMO number: 7334199 MMSI number: 367324580 Callsign: WBQ6814
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)