MV Suquamish

Not to be confused with Suquamish, a ferry built in 1914.

MV Suquamish is an Olympic-class ferry that will be operated by Washington State Ferries once completed in 2018. The vessel will carry 144 cars and 1500 passengers.^[1]

She will primarily serve as a maintenance relief boat for other ferries, but will also sail regularly on the Mukilteo–Clinton route during the summer peak.^[2]

History

On March 16, 2016, the Washington State Transportation Commission chose to name the ferry "Suquamish" after the Suquamish tribe.^[3] Two other names, Cowlitz and Sammamish, were also considered for the ferry but ultimately rejected.^[4]

As of June 2016, the ferry is 25 percent completed and is expected to be launched in fall 2018.^[5]

References

↑ "144 Car Ferries". WSDOT Ferries Division.
↑ "Ferry Suquamish to serve Mukilteo/Clinton route during busiest seasons" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ "New ferry will be named Suquamish". Kitsap Sun. March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ Clarridge, Christine (December 29, 2015). "Newest state ferry will need a name, and not just any name will do". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ Clancy, Amy (July 6, 2016). "Half a billion-dollar Olympic-class ferry project on time & on budget". KIRO 7 News. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

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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