{{About|the ferry||Puyallup (disambiguation){{!}}Puyallup}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Washington State Ferries vessel MV Puyallup departing Seattle.jpg | image_caption = ''Puyallup'' departing [[Colman Dock]] in [[Downtown Seattle]] }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''Puyallup'' | owner = [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] | operator = [[Washington State Ferries]] | registry = [[Seattle, Washington]] | route = [[Edmonds–Kingston ferry]] | ordered = | builder = [[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], [[Seattle, Washington]] | original_cost = | yard_number = | way_number = | laid_down = | launched = | completed = 1999 | christened = | acquired = | maiden_voyage = | in_service = 1999 | out_of_service = | identification = *{{IMO Number|9137363}} *{{MMSI Number|366759130}} *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: [http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1570546 WCY7938] | fate = | status = In service | notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass2|Jumbo Mark-II|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] | tonnage = | displacement = {{convert|6184|lt|t|lk=on}} | length = {{convert|460|ft|2|in|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|90|ft|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = | draft = {{convert|17|ft|3|in|1|abbr=on}} | depth = | decks = 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) | deck_clearance = {{convert|15|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | ramps = | ice_class = | sail_plan = | power = {{convert|16000|hp|lk=in|abbr=on}} total from four [[EMD 710]] V-16 [[diesel engine]]s | propulsion = [[Diesel–electric]] | speed = *{{convert|18|kn|0|lk=in}} (service, using two engines) *{{convert|25|kn|0}} (maximum, using four engines) | capacity = *2,499 passengers *202 vehicles (max 60 tall vehicles) | crew = | notes = }} }} '''MV ''Puyallup''''' is a {{sclass2|Jumbo Mark-II|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]]. This ferry and her two sisters are the largest in the fleet. ''Puyallup'' is normally assigned to the [[Edmonds–Kingston ferry|Edmonds–Kingston]] route,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edmonds/Kingston Ferry Schedule |url=https://edmondsferryschedule.org/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=edmondsferryschedule.org}}</ref> although she is often reassigned to the [[Seattle–Bainbridge ferry|Seattle–Bainbridge Island]] route whenever either of her sisters assigned to that route are out of service.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 2, 2003 |title=Change on Edmonds/Kingston ferry route |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Change-on-Edmonds-Kingston-ferry-route-1128744.php |accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref>
In mid-2008, ''Puyallup'' was sent out of service for repainting and to have a new security system installed. She returned to service in January 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Friedrich |first=Ed |date=October 6, 2008 |title=Damaged Ferry Forces a Shuffle for Bremerton |work=[[Kitsap Sun]] |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/damaged-ferry-forces-a-shuffle-for-bremerton/ |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 15, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213222229/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/damaged-ferry-forces-a-shuffle-for-bremerton/ |archivedate=February 13, 2012}}</ref> In the winter of 2013 she was hauled and her hull was stripped down to steel for a thorough inspection and scheduled maintenance. She was also fitted with new five-bladed propellers as an experiment to reduce vibration and increase efficiency.
==Incidents== There have been a few incidents in which passengers aboard ''Puyallup'' have disappeared. On April 15, 2001, a man disappeared while en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Authorities suspected he fell overboard when the ship turned to enter Eagle Harbor while he was sitting on a railing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony W. Reed |date=April 15, 2001 |url=http://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/Cruise_Ship_Deaths/Anthony_W_Reed.html |publisher=Cruise Ship Deaths |accessdate=August 12, 2012}}</ref> On January 13, 2009, a woman disappeared while the ferry was en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Her husband found what he believed to be a [[suicide note]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2009 |title=Police: No foul play in vanishing ferry passenger |work=[[KOMO-TV]] |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Police-No-foul-play-in-vanishing-ferry-passenger-1301873.php}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{Commons category-inline|IMO 9137363}} *[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=25 MV Puyallup vessel info from WSDOT] *[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/puyalluptoday.html MV Puyallup info from Evergreenfleet.com]
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