# MV Klahowya

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History Name Klahowya Owner WSDOT Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, United States Builder Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Completed 1958 Refit: 1995 In service December 9, 1958 Out of service January 10, 2017 Identification IMO number: 8836209 MMSI number: 366773110 Callsign: WK7107[1] Official Number: D277872 Status Retired General characteristics Class & type Evergreen State-class auto/passenger ferry Displacement 2,413 long tons (2,452 t) Length 310 ft 2 in (94.5 m) Beam 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m) Draft 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Decks 1 car deck 1 passenger deck 1 sun deck Deck clearance 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) Installed power Total 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) from 2 × diesel-electric engines Propulsion Diesel electric (AC/DC) Speed 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Capacity 800 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2] Crew 10

The **MV *Klahowya*** was an [*Evergreen State*-class](/source/Evergreen_State-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) that was operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). The vessel's name comes from [Chinook Jargon](/source/Chinook_Jargon) and means "greetings."[3][4]

The MV *Klahowya* passing the [MV *Chelan*](/source/MV_Chelan) in [Upright Channel.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Upright_Channel.&action=edit&redlink=1)

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*](/source/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,[5][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*] and remained there until her retirement on January 10, 2017.[6]

On August 16, 2024, the [Washington State Department of Transportation](/source/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation) (WSDOT) announced that the decommissioned *[Elwha](/source/MV_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.[6][7] The two vessels were towed out into [Elliott Bay](/source/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.[8][9] The crew on the tugboat were detained by [U.S. Customs and Border Protection](/source/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection) on August 30 after their work visas had expired.[8] 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.[10][11]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [IMO 8836209](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_8836209).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-evergreen_vessel_1-0)** [The Evergree State class today - M/V *Klahowya*](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/evergreenstoday.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070913131110/http://www.evergreenfleet.com/evergreenstoday.html) 2007-09-13 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), evergreenfleet.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vessel_info_2-0)** [Vessel info - M/V *Klahowya*](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=42), WSF, WSDOT

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Stein, Alan J. ["State Toll Bridge Authority agrees to give ferryboats Native American names on April 25, 1958"](https://www.historylink.org/File/5297). *HistoryLink*. HistoryLink. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Gibbs, George (1863). *A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon*. New York: Cramoisy Press. p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["WSF Bulletin"](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx). Washington State Ferries.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Times-Retired_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Times-Retired_6-1) Deshais, Nicholas (August 17, 2024). ["What happens to a retired WA ferry? Elwha, Klahowya about to find out"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/what-happens-to-a-retired-wa-ferry-elwha-klahowya-about-to-find-out/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Retired state ferries sold for $100,000 each"](https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/postponed-retired-state-ferries-sold-100000-each) (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. August 16, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Times-Detained_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Times-Detained_8-1) Deshais, Nicholas (August 30, 2024). ["Immigration agents detain crew after failed WA ferry tow"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/immigration-agents-detain-send-home-crew-after-failed-wa-ferry-tow/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Retired WA ferries' voyage to Ecuador postponed due to tow malfunction"](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/retired-wa-ferries-voyage-ecuador-postponed). [Fox 13 Seattle](/source/KCPQ). August 20, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Washington State Ferries cancels sale of retired boats"](https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/washington-state-ferries-cancels-sale-retired-boats) (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Deshais, Nicholas (September 5, 2024). ["Sale of retired WA ferries canceled after tow failure"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sale-of-retired-wa-ferries-canceled-after-tow-failure/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

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