# Jumbo-class ferry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jumbo-class_ferry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jumbo-class_ferry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo-class_ferry > Source revision: 1329468902 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Auto/passenger ferries operated by Washington State Jumbo-class ferry MV Spokane, 2013 Class overview Builders Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Washington Operators Washington State Ferries Preceded by Super class Succeeded by Jumbo Mark II class Built 1972 In service 1973–present Planned 4 Completed 2 Canceled 2 Active 2 General characteristics [1] Type Auto/passenger ferry Tonnage 3,246 GT Displacement 4,859 long tons (4,937 t) Length 440 ft (130 m) Beam 87 ft (27 m) Draft 18 ft (5.5 m) Deck clearance 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) Installed power 11,500 hp (8,576 kW) total from four diesel engines Propulsion Diesel–electric Speed 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) Capacity 2,000 passengers 188 vehicles (originally 206 vehicles, 60 tall vehicles) The **Jumbo class** are two ferries that were built by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries) in 1972 to supersede the [Super class](/source/Super-class_ferry). They have a capacity of 2,000 passengers and 188 vehicles. Ferries in this class: - [MV *Spokane*](/source/MV_Spokane) - [MV *Walla Walla*](/source/MV_Walla_Walla) ## History By the late 1960s, Washington State Ferries was in need of new vessels to replace its aging fleet that required expensive upkeep. The extremely busy [Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Bainbridge_Island_ferry) route was also outgrowing the [Super-class](/source/Super-class_ferry) ferries that had been delivered just five years earlier.[2] The solution was an even larger class of vessels. Instead of just expanding the Super class, the state picked a new design from Phillip Spaulding, that would have a long, low look. This new Jumbo-class vessel would be 440 ft (130 m) long, 87 ft (27 m) wide and could accommodate 206 vehicles, at the time, the largest double-ended ferries in the world.[2] [Todd Shipyards](/source/Todd_Shipyards) in [Seattle](/source/Seattle) was awarded the contract to construct two vessels, with plans to order two more if the ferries worked out. While the agency was pleased with the vessels, the funding for the second set of two ships never materialized.[2] The Jumbo-class vessels would be assigned to the Seattle–Bainbridge route for more than two decades, before they were displaced by the even larger [Jumbo Mark-II-class](/source/Jumbo_Mark-II-class_ferry) ferries. Since then, the Jumbo-class vessels have been primarily assigned to the [Edmonds–Kingston](/source/Edmonds%E2%80%93Kingston_ferry) and [Seattle–Bremerton](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Bremerton_ferry) routes.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WSDOT - Ferries - M/V Spokane"](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=30). *wsdot.wa.gov*. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_history_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_history_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_history_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_history_2-3) ["The Jumbo Class"](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/jumbo.html). *evergreenfleet.com*. 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012. ## External links - [Washington DOT ferry class information](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?fuseaction=classes) - [Washington State Ferries history](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/index.cfm?fuseaction=our_history) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121012062424/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/) 2012-10-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) v t e 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) Other Public art 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 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 SS San Mateo SS Shasta MV Skansonia MV Tyee MV Vashon This article about a type of ship or boat is a stub. 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