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History
MV Yakima
Name	Yakima
Owner	WSDOT
Operator	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry	Seattle, Washington, US
Route	Anacortes-San Juan Islands
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding of San Diego
Launched	May 20, 1967
Christened	May 20, 1967
Completed	1967
Acquired	March 23, 1968
Maiden voyage	March 23, 1968
In service	March 1968
Identification	IMO number: 8835360 MMSI number: 366772750 Callsign: WCD7863
Status	Operational
General characteristics
Class and type	Super-class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage	2,704 GT 1,214 NT
Displacement	3,634 long tons (3,692 t)
Length	382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam	73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Decks	5
Deck clearance	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Ramps	4
Installed power	Total 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines
Propulsion	4 diesel-electric engines
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity	1,195 passengers 144 vehicles (max 30 commercial)
Crew	14

The MV Yakima is a Super-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Yakima was built in 1967 for the Seattle–Bremerton run and remained there until the early 1980s when she was moved to the Edmonds–Kingston run where she was a better match for ridership levels.

In 1999 she was extensively rebuilt, and then she was moved to the Anacortes–San Juan Islands route. She was removed from service in the spring of 2014 to have her drive motors rebuilt, and returned to service in Fall 2014.

In March 2016 there was a fire on the vessel while running in the San Juan Islands. The vessel clogged passage to and from Friday harbor for several hours and the ship was out of service for some time. The Yakima has since returned to service in the San Juans.

References

"The Super Class Today". evergreenfleet.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30.

External links

Vessel info from WSDOT

Washington State Ferries

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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