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'''East Chop''' is the "Around The Sound" [[cruise]] [[ferry]]. Hy-Line Cruises bought this ferry from Nantucket Cruises Inc. in [[1970]] along with 'Point Gammon'. She is 100 feet in length, and is 40 feet abeam. She is powered by two CAT [[engine]]s, and has two [[propeller]]s. |
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Her home [[port]] is [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], where she overnights. When in [[Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts|Oak Bluffs]], she ties up at Memorial Wharf, when she is in [[Nantucket]] she berths at Straight Wharf. Passengers board on the Starboard side. |
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'''MV ''East Chop''''' is a [[ferry]] in [[Massachusetts]] that operates between [[Hyannis, Massachusetts|Hyannis]] and the islands of [[Martha's Vineyard]] and [[Nantucket]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hylinecruises.com/about-us.html |title=About Us |work=hylinecruises.com |year=2012 |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> |
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She measures {{Convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} in length overall and {{Convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}} in beam. She is powered by two diesel engines which drive two propellers. |
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[[East Chop]] is also a residential area of the Town of [[Oak Bluffs]] on [[Martha's Vineyard]] Island off [[Cape Cod]] in [[Massachusetts]]. |
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She was purchased by [[Hy-Line Cruises]] in 1970 and is marketed with the name "Around the Sound". She derives her name from [[East Chop]], a residential area of the Town of Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard. |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:East Chop (ferry)}} |
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[[Category:Transportation in Barnstable County, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Transportation in Dukes County, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Transportation in Nantucket, Massachusetts]] |
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| Name | East Chop |
| Namesake | East Chop |
| Operator | Hy-Line Cruises |
| Ordered | 1970 |
| Launched | 1971 |
| In service | 1971 |
| Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) o/a |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines |
MV East Chop is a ferry in Massachusetts that operates between Hyannis and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.[1]
She measures 100 ft (30 m) in length overall and 40 ft (12 m) in beam. She is powered by two diesel engines which drive two propellers.
She was purchased by Hy-Line Cruises in 1970 and is marketed with the name "Around the Sound". She derives her name from East Chop, a residential area of the Town of Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard.
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". hylinecruises.com. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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