MV Wishkah - Misplaced Pages

History

Name	Wishkah
Owner	Washington State Department of Transportation
Operator	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry	Seattle, Washington, United States
Builder	TBD
In service	2028 (planned)
Status	Planned
General characteristics
Class and type	Olympic-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement	4,384 long tons (4,454 t)
Length	405 ft 0 in (123.4 m)
Beam	83 ft 2 in (25.3 m)
Draft	18 ft (5.5 m)
Depth	24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Decks	3 (2 vehicle decks, 1 passenger deck, )
Deck clearance	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	Hybrid diesel–electric
Speed	Electric (16 Knots), Diesel (14.5 Knots), Hybrid(17 Knots)
Capacity	1,500 passengers 164 vehicles
Crew	14 (12 with sun deck closed)
Notes	All specifications subject to change

MV Wishkah is a future Olympic-class ferry that will be operated by Washington State Ferries. The vessel will use a hybrid diesel–electric engine and is expected to enter service in 2027, with a capacity of 164 cars and 1,500 passengers. The ferry was named for the Wishkah River on the Olympic Peninsula.

The vessel is planned to be used on the Mukilteo–Clinton ferry, which is also served by sister vessel MV Suquamish.

References

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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