MV Yakima

History
M/V Yakima
Name:	MV Yakima
Owner:	WSDOT
Operator:	Washington State Ferries
Route:	N/A
Completed:	1967
Status:	Operational
General characteristics
Class & type:	Super Class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage:	2,704 gross-tonnage 1,214 net-tonnage
Length:	382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam:	73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft:	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Deck clearance:	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power:	Total 8,000 hp from 4 x Diesel-Electric engines
Speed:	17 kn (31 km/h)
Capacity:	2500 passengers 160 vehicles (max 30 commercial)

The MV Yakima is a Super Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

Since late 2005, she has been serving the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route. She was removed from service in the spring of 2014, and WSDOT decided to have her drive motors rebuilt. They came to this decision because earlier, the Elwha had a drive motor failure and was out for 2 weeks. They didn't want another out of service boat, so the Yakima has been out of service, shifting from Eagle Harbor, Vigor Shipyards and Dakota Creek Industry for her drive motor work. She is expected to return to service sometime in Fall 2014. .

External links

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Vessel info from WSDOT

Washington State Ferries 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)

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

Hiyu-class	MV Hiyu

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