MV Wenatchee

MV Wenatchee passing Duwamish Head

History
Name| Wenatchee
Owner| Washington State Department of Transportation
Operator| Washington State Ferries
Port of registry| Seattle, Washington
Route| Seattle–Bainbridge Island
Builder| Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Cost| $80 million[1]
Completed| 1998
Identification|

* IMO number: 9137351
* MMSI number: 366749710
* Callsign: WCY3378

Status| In Service
General characteristics
Class and type| Jumbo Mark-II-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement| 6,184 long tons (6,283 t)
Length| 460 ft 2 in (140.3 m)
Beam| 90 ft (27.4 m)
Draft| 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Decks| 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck)
Deck clearance| 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power| 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) total from four EMD 710 V-16 diesel engines
Propulsion| Diesel–electric
Speed|

* 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service, using two engines)
* 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (maximum, using four engines)

Capacity|

* 2,499 passengers
* 202 vehicles (max 60 tall vehicles)

The MV Wenatchee is a Jumbo Mark-II-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Launched in 1998, she was the second in her class in the fleet following the MV Tacoma. Since delivery, the Wenatchee has almost exclusively been assigned to the busy Seattle–Bainbridge Island route alongside the Tacoma.

MV Wenatchee docking at Colman Dock in seattle.

Wenatchee has been involved in a couple of notable incidents. In 2000, during a particularly low tide, she touched bottom while rounding Tyee Shoal at the entrance of Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor, resulting in minor keel and propeller damage. On August 30, 2009, she had a collision with the slip at Colman Dock in Seattle. There was heavy fog at the time and the vessel and slip were out of service for four days.[citation needed]

The Wenatchee and its older sister ship, the Tacoma, 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 final Jumbo Mark-II ferry, the MV Puyallup, before it launched.[1]

The Jumbo Mark-II fleet is planned to be converted to diesel-electric hybrid beginning in 2023. The conversion is part of a state-mandated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and will be funded by part of a settlement from the Volkswagen emissions scandal.[2] The Wenatchee is the first of the fleet to undergo conversion, which is scheduled to begin in September 2023 and take one year to complete.[3]

In April 2021, during sea trials following engine overhauls, the vessel suffered an engine fire and lost power, which led to an ongoing investigation by the US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board.[4]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b 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.
2. ^ Giordano, Lizz (November 4, 2019). "Washington State Ferries plans for an electric-hybrid fleet". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. ^ Cornfield, Jerry (August 16, 2023). "Washington awards $150M contract to convert ferries to hybrid-electric power". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
4. ^ Pilling, Nathan (April 26, 2021). "Washington State Ferries, Coast Guard, NTSB investigating fire on ferry Wenatchee". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to IMO 9137351 at Wikimedia Commons
* MV Wenatchee vessel info from WSDOT

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Routes

* Anacortes–San Juan Islands
* Edmonds–Kingston
* Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth
* Mukilteo–Clinton
* Point Defiance–Tahlequah
* Port Townsend–Coupeville
* Seattle–Bainbridge Island
* Seattle–Bremerton

Terminals

* Colman Dock (Seattle)

Current fleet

Evergreen State class|

* MV Tillikum

Super class|

* MV Kaleetan
* MV Yakima

Jumbo class|

* MV Spokane
* MV Walla Walla

Issaquah class|

* MV Issaquah
* MV Kittitas
* MV Kitsap
* MV Cathlamet
* MV Chelan
* MV Sealth

Jumbo Mark-II class|

* MV Tacoma
* MV Wenatchee
* MV Puyallup

Kwa-di Tabil class|

* MV Chetzemoka
* MV Salish
* MV Kennewick

Olympic class|

* MV Tokitae
* MV Samish
* MV Chimacum
* MV Suquamish
* MV Wishkah (future)

Retired fleet

Six Minute ferries|

* SS San Mateo
* SS Shasta

Wood Electric class|

* MV Chetzemoka (1927)
* MV Kehloken
* MV Klahanie

Steel Electric class|

* MV Enetai
* MV Illahee
* MV Klickitat
* MV Nisqually
* MV Quinault
* MV Willapa

Evergreen State class|

* MV Evergreen State
* MV Klahowya

Super class|

* MV Hyak
* MV Elwha

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 Skansonia
* MV Tyee
* MV Vashon

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