The MV Yakima is a Super-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Yakima was built in 1967 for the Seattle–Bremerton run and remained there until the early 1980s when she was moved to the Edmonds–Kingston run where she was a better match for ridership levels.

MV Yakima
History
NameYakima
OwnerWSDOT
OperatorWashington State Ferries
Port of registrySeattle, Washington, US
RouteAnacortes-San Juan Islands
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding of San Diego
LaunchedMay 20, 1967
ChristenedMay 20, 1967
Completed1967
AcquiredMarch 23, 1968
Maiden voyageMarch 23, 1968
In serviceMarch 1968
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
Class and typeSuper-class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage
  • 2,704 GT
  • 1,214 NT
Displacement3,634 long tons (3,692 t)
Length382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Decks5
Deck clearance15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Ramps4
Installed powerTotal 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines
Propulsion4 diesel-electric engines
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,195 passengers
  • 144 vehicles (max 30 commercial)
Crew14

In 1999 she was extensively rebuilt, and then she was moved to the AnacortesSan Juan Islands route.[1] She was removed from service in the spring of 2014 to have her drive motors rebuilt, and returned to service in Fall 2014.

MV Yakima departing Orcas Island

In March 2016 there was a fire on the vessel while running in the San Juan Islands. The vessel clogged passage to and from Friday harbor for several hours and the ship was out of service for some time. The Yakima has since returned to service in the San Juans.

References

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  1. ^ "The Super Class Today". evergreenfleet.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30.
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