MV Kalakala
MV Kalakala, pictured in Elliott Bay promoting the Century 21 Exposition/Seattle World's Fair (1962)
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| History | |
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| Name: | Peralta |
| Owner: | Key System |
| Launched: | 1926 |
| In service: | 1926 |
| Out of service: | 1933 |
| Status: | Severely damaged by fire, later restored |
| Name: | Kalakala |
| Owner: | Puget Sound Navigation Company |
| Launched: | 1935 |
| In service: | 1935 |
| Out of service: | 1967 |
| Fate: | lack of funding; scrapped |
| Status: | scrapped February, 2015 |
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| Displacement: | 1,475 tons (light) |
| Length: | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft 8 in (16.97 m) |
| Depth: | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Installed power: | Busch-Sulzer direct drive diesel engine 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 6 Cylinder engine, single screw |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) (max) |
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MV Kalakala (ferry)
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Port side view of Kalakala as seen in Neah Bay in 2004
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| Location |
Hylebos Creek Waterway, 1801 Taylor Way Tacoma, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°16′30″N 122°23′11″W / 47.27500°N 122.38639°WCoordinates: 47°16′30″N 122°23′11″W / 47.27500°N 122.38639°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000177 |
| Added to NRHP | 22 March 2006 |
Motor Vessel Kalakala (pronounced /kəˈlɑːkəˌlɑː/) was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967.
MV Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities. The vessel was a popular attraction for locals and tourists, and was voted second only to the Space Needle in popularity among visitors to Seattle during the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The ship is known as the world's first streamlined vessel for her unique art deco styling.
She was constructed in 1926 as Peralta for the Key System's ferry service on San Francisco Bay. On 6 May 1933 Peralta burned as a result of an arson fire at the terminal where she was moored, resulting in the complete destruction of her superstructure. The hull was still intact and on 12 October 1933 the vessel was sold to the Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC), also known by its marketing name, the "Black Ball Line". PSNC funded a refit at Lake Washington Shipyards in Houghton, Washington (since annexed to Kirkland) to restore the vessel as a ferry.
Kalakala's radical new superstructure design was inspired by contemporary aircraft. Louis Proctor, an engineer for the Boeing Company, provided an early concept design after the wife of PSNC's owner suggested that the new design should be distinctive and modernistic. The setback of the wheelhouse mimicked the setback of a cockpit behind the nose of an airplane. The flying bridge had no functional purpose but was evocative of wings, fitting with the aircraft-themed design.
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