MV Tacoma
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 MV Tacoma | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Tacoma |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Route: | Seattle-Bainbridge Island |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost: | $80 million[1] |
| Completed: | 1997 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1997 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Jumbo Mark II Class auto/passenger ferry |
| 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 6 in (4.7 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 16,000 hp from 4 x Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
2500 passengers 202 vehicles (max 60 commercial) |
The MV Tacoma is a Jumbo Mark II Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Launched in 1997, it was the first in its class in the Washington State Ferries fleet.
The Tacoma and its sister ship, the MV Wenatchee, suffered from excessive vibration during their early period of operation, until it was repaired during routine maintenance in 1999. The issue was addressed in the later Jumbo Mark II ferry, the MV Puyallup, before it launched.[1]
As of 2012, she is serving the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nalder, Eric (March 5, 1999). "Giant New Ferries Experience Bad Vibrations -- $52,000 Per Ship To Remove Shaking `As Bad As The Old Kalakala'". The Seattle Times.
- ↑ "Summer 2012 Sailing Schedule for Seattle / Bainbridge Island". WSDOT. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
External links
- MV Tacoma vessel info from WSDOT
Media related to Tacoma (ship, 1997) at Wikimedia Commons
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