| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1927-1940: MV Redwood Empire 1940-present: MV Quinault |
| Owner: | 1927-1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940-1951: Puget Sound Navigation Company 1951-2009: WSDOT |
| Operator: | 1927-1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940-1951: Black Ball Line 1951-2009: Washington State Ferries |
| Completed: | Built: 1927 Refit: 1985 |
| In service: | 1927 |
| Out of service: | November 20, 2007 |
| Fate: | scrapped in 2009, Ensenada, MEX |
| Notes: | Official Number: D226738 Call Sign: WA9820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Steel Electric Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 2,896 hp from 2 x Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity: | 616 passengers 59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)[1] |
The MV Quinault was a Steel Electric Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
Originally built as the MV Redwood Empire in Oakland for Northwestern Pacific, she started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1940, brought to Puget Sound and renamed the MV Quinault, serving P.S.N. until Washington State Ferries acquired and took over operations in 1951.[2] In 2002, Quinault was featured in a scene in the movie The Ring.
On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was withdrawn from service due to hull corrosion issues. The Quinault was not in service at the time.
On June 19, 2009, Washington State Ferries sold the Quinault and the other Steel Electrics for $200,000.00 to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor to Ensenada, Mexico and was cut up for scrap.[3]