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World's first streamlined vessel in service between Seattle and Bremerton, Wash. On Puget sound (Kah-Lock-ah-lah, Chinook for Flying bird) is the world's first completely Streamlined Motor Ferry. The hull is divided into twenty-five water-tight compartments, making it virtually unsinkable, length over all 276 feet, beam over all 55.8 feet, passenger capacity 2,000, automobile capacity 110, has 5 decks, horsepower main engine 3,000, cruising speed 18 knots. The Kalakala is designed primarily to met the needs of steadily increasing passenger and automobile traffic on Beautiful Puget Sound. |
