{{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = MV Klahowya at Vashon 01.jpg |image_alt=MV Klahowya at Vashon Island. }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''Klahowya'' | owner = [[WSDOT]] | operator = [[Washington State Ferries]] | registry = [[Seattle, Washington]], {{flag|United States}} | route = | ordered = | builder = Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging | original_cost = | yard_number = | way_number = | laid_down = | launched = | christened = | completed = *1958 *Refit: 1995 | acquired = | maiden_voyage = | in_service = December 9, 1958 | out_of_service = January 10, 2017 | identification = *{{IMO Number|8836209}} *{{MMSI Number|366773110}} *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WK7107<ref name="evergreen vessel">[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/evergreenstoday.html The Evergree State class today - M/V ''Klahowya''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913131110/http://www.evergreenfleet.com/evergreenstoday.html |date=2007-09-13 }}, evergreenfleet.com</ref> *Official Number: D277872 | fate = | status = Retired | notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Evergreen State|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] | tonnage = | displacement = {{cvt|2413|LT|t|lk=on}} | length = {{convert|310|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|73|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = | draft = {{convert|15|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | depth = | decks = 1 car deck 1 passenger deck 1 sun deck | deck_clearance = {{convert|13|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | ramps = | ice_class = | power = Total {{cvt|2,500|hp|lk=in}} from 2 × [[diesel-electric]] engines | propulsion = Diesel electric (AC/DC) | sail_plan = | speed = {{convert|13|kn|lk=in}} | capacity = *800 passengers *87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)<ref name="vessel info">[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=42 Vessel info - M/V ''Klahowya''], WSF, WSDOT</ref> | crew = 10 | notes = }} }}
The '''MV ''Klahowya''''' was an {{sclass|Evergreen State|ferry}} that was operated by [[Washington State Ferries]]. The vessel's name comes from [[Chinook Jargon]] and means "greetings."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Alan J. |title=State Toll Bridge Authority agrees to give ferryboats Native American names on April 25, 1958. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/5297 |website=HistoryLink |publisher=HistoryLink |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gibbs |first1=George |title=A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon |date=1863 |publisher=Cramoisy Press |location=New York |page=9}}</ref>
[[File:V Klahowya.jpg|thumb|left|The MV ''Klahowya'' passing the {{MV|Chelan}} in [[Upright Channel.]] ]]The ''Klahowya'' served nearly all of her career on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run before being moved to the San Juans to replace her sister ship, {{MV|Evergreen State}}, which was to be retired. In early 2008, and again in August 2012, she did short stints on the Inter-Island run due to a vessel shortage. She was moved to the Inter-Island route on June 30, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=WSF Bulletin|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx|publisher=Washington State Ferries}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2024}} and remained there until her retirement on January 10, 2017.<ref name="Times-Retired"/>
On August 16, 2024, the [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] (WSDOT) announced that the decommissioned ''[[MV Elwha|Elwha]]'' and ''Klahowya'' would be sold for $100,000 each to Ecuadorian businessman Nelson Armas. The ferries would be scrapped and recycled in a "clean [and] green" facility in Ecuador after being towed from Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island.<ref name="Times-Retired">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=August 17, 2024 |title=What happens to a retired WA ferry? Elwha, Klahowya about to find out |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/what-happens-to-a-retired-wa-ferry-elwha-klahowya-about-to-find-out/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Retired state ferries sold for $100,000 each |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/postponed-retired-state-ferries-sold-100000-each |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> The two vessels were towed out into [[Elliott Bay]] on August 19 to begin their 35-day trip to Ecuador, but a malfunction with the towing equipment caused the trip to be postponed; the ''Elwha'' and ''Klahowya'' returned to Eagle Harbor.<ref name="Times-Detained">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Immigration agents detain crew after failed WA ferry tow |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/immigration-agents-detain-send-home-crew-after-failed-wa-ferry-tow/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Retired WA ferries' voyage to Ecuador postponed due to tow malfunction |url=https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/retired-wa-ferries-voyage-ecuador-postponed |publisher=[[KCPQ|Fox 13 Seattle]] |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> The crew on the tugboat were detained by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] on August 30 after their work visas had expired.<ref name="Times-Detained"/> The sale of the two ferries was cancelled on September 5 after more issues with the tugboat and allegations of poor working conditions were disclosed; Armas forfeited the entire cost of the sale per the contract's terms.<ref>{{cite press release |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Washington State Ferries cancels sale of retired boats |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/washington-state-ferries-cancels-sale-retired-boats |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Sale of retired WA ferries canceled after tow failure |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sale-of-retired-wa-ferries-canceled-after-tow-failure/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 11, 2024}}</ref>
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