MV Kennewick

History
MV Kennewick
Name:	MV Kennewick
Owner:	Washington State Ferries
Operator:	Washington State Ferries
Builder:	Vigor Shipyards (formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards)
Launched:	May 17, 2011
In service:	February 14, 2012
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kwa-di Tabil-class auto/passenger ferry
Length:	273 ft 8 in (83.4 m)
Beam:	64 ft (20 m)
Draft:	11 ft (3.4 m)
Capacity:	64 vehicles, 750 passengers

MV Kennewick is a Kwa-di Tabil-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. She entered service on the Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry route on February 14, 2012.^[1]

Current Route

The M/V Kennewick; as of October 17, 2016, is assigned to the #1 position at Mukilteo/Clinton after the MV Wenatchee was removed from service for propeller repairs after a collision with logs.

Characteristics

Kennewick measures 273 feet 8 inches (83.4 m) in length, has a beam of 64 feet (20 m), a draft of 11 feet (3.4 m) and a displacement of 2,050 tons.^[2] She has a capacity of 64 vehicles and 750 passengers, and has a crew of eight.^[2]

History

The name Kennewick was chosen on July 13, 2010, after being suggested by Michael Fox, a resident of Washington's Bainbridge Island.^[3] The ship was built at Vigor Shipyards, formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards.^[4] She was launched on May 27, 2011, with her upper decks and interior still incomplete,^[5] and christened by Judy Clibborn, the Washington House Transportation Chairwoman.^[4] After her launch, Kennewick was to have construction completed at Vigor Shipyards,^[5] before being moved to Everett, Washington to be outfitted.^[4]

Kennewick began her sea trials on October 6, 2011, before her demonstrations to Washington State Ferries and the US Coast Guard began on October 12.^[6] Upon completion of the demonstrations, Washington State Ferries took delivery of the vessel on October 31, 2011,^[7] beginning further trials and crew training before Kennewick began operation between Port Townsend and Coupeville on February 14, 2012.^[6]

References

↑ Bermant, Charlie (February 14, 2012). "Last of state's newest ferries begins service between Port Townsend, Coupeville". Peninsula Daily News. Port Angeles, Washington. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
1 2 Elliott Bay Design Group (3 September 2009). "New 60-Auto Ferry, Profiles and Arrangements". Washington State Ferries. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
↑ "'Kennewick' picked for new ferry". Tri-City Herald. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
1 2 3 "Christening in Seattle for new ferry Kennewick". The Columbian. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
1 2 "Kennewick gets its own ferry (w/ gallery)". The Bellingham Herald. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
1 2 "Kennewick ferry on the water". KEPRTV.com. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
↑ "USA: Vigor Shipyard Delivers MV Kennewick to State Ferries System". Shipbuilding Tribune. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

External links

Media related to Kennewick (ship, 2011) at Wikimedia Commons

Washington State Ferries

Routes

Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Seattle–Bremerton

Terminals

Colman Dock (Seattle)

Current fleet

Jumbo Mark-II-class	MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup

Jumbo-class	MV Spokane MV Walla Walla

Super-class	MV Hyak MV Kaleetan MV Yakima MV Elwha

Olympic-class	MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum (under construction) MV Suquamish (under construction)

Issaquah 130-class	MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Issaquah MV Kitsap MV Kittitas

Issaquah-class	MV Sealth

Evergreen State-class	MV Klahowya MV Tillikum

Kwa-di Tabil-class	MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick

Retired fleet

Steel Electric-class	MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa

Wood Electric-class	MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie

Evergreen State-class	MV Evergreen State

Skagit Kalama-class	MV Kalama MV Skagit

Passenger-Only Fast Ferry-class	MV Chinook MV Snohomish

No Class	MV Chippewa MV Crosline MV Hiyu MV Kalakala MV Kitsap (1925) MV Kulshan MV Leschi MV Olympic MV Rhododendron MV Rosario MV Saksnonia MV Tyee MV Vashon SS San Mateo SS Shasta

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