 John F. Kennedy approaching Manhattan in November 2015.
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| History | |
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| Name | MV John F. Kennedy |
| Namesake | John F. Kennedy |
| Owner | Pete Davidson, Colin Jost, Paul Italia, Ron Castellano |
| Operator | Staten Island Ferry/City of New York |
| Port of registry | New York |
| Ordered | 1963 |
| Builder | Levingston Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Yard number | 647 |
| Launched | 1965 |
| Completed | May 14, 1965 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Retired from commercial service; to be converted into entertainment venue |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kennedy-class passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 2109[1] |
| Length | 277 ft (84 m)[1] |
| Beam | 69 ft (21 m)[1] |
| Draft | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)[2] |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 6,500 horsepower[1] |
| Propulsion | 4 GM-EMD 567C16 diesel engines[1] |
| Speed | 11.4 knots (21.1 km/h) (average)[3] |
| Capacity | 3,500 passengers, 40 cars[1] |
The MV John F. Kennedy is the last remaining Kennedy-class ferry, formerly operated for the Staten Island Ferry carrying passengers between Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States. Built by the Levingston Shipbuilding Company between 1963 and 1965 for the Department of Marine and Aviation, the John F. Kennedy was delivered May 14, 1965.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Staten Island Ferry Current Ferries". The Staten Island Ferry. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "JOHN F KENNEDY". FleetMon. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Tim Colton, "U.S. Shipbuilding History: Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX", http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/levingston.htm