| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Operators: | Washington State Ferries |
| Preceded by: | Jumbo Class ferry |
| Succeeded by: | 144 Auto Ferry (planned) |
| Built: | 1997-1999 |
| In service: | 1997-present |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 4936 tons |
| Displacement: | 5398 tons |
| Length: | 460 ft 2 in (140.3 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft (27.4 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Installed power: | Total of 13,200 hp from 4 x EMD 16-710 Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 18-knot (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2500 passengers 202 vehicles (max 60 commercial) |
The Jumbo Mark II Class ferries were built for Washington State Ferries between 1997 and 1999, at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. Each ferry can carry up to 2500 passengers and 202 vehicles, making them the largest ferries in the system, and are the second longest double-ended ferries in the world.[1] They all have full galley service and a "quiet room" upstairs.
Ferries in this class include:
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