# MV Puyallup

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This article is about the ferry. For other uses, see [Puyallup](/source/Puyallup_(disambiguation)).

Puyallup departing Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle History Name Puyallup Owner Washington State Department of Transportation Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington Route Edmonds–Kingston ferry Builder Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington Completed 1999 In service 1999 Identification IMO number: 9137363 MMSI number: 366759130 Callsign: WCY7938 Status In service General characteristics Class & type Jumbo Mark-II-class auto/passenger ferry Displacement 6,184 long tons (6,283 t) Length 460 ft 2 in (140.3 m) Beam 90 ft (27.4 m) Draft 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) Decks 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) Deck clearance 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Installed power 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) total from four EMD 710 V-16 diesel engines Propulsion Diesel–electric Speed 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service, using two engines) 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (maximum, using four engines) Capacity 2,499 passengers 202 vehicles (max 60 tall vehicles)

**MV *Puyallup*** is a [Jumbo Mark-II-class](/source/Jumbo_Mark-II-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). This ferry and her two sisters are the largest in the fleet. *Puyallup* is normally assigned to the [Edmonds–Kingston](/source/Edmonds%E2%80%93Kingston_ferry) route,[1] although she is often reassigned to the [Seattle–Bainbridge Island](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Bainbridge_ferry) route whenever either of her sisters assigned to that route are out of service.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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](/source/Suicide_note).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Edmonds/Kingston Ferry Schedule"](https://edmondsferryschedule.org/). *edmondsferryschedule.org*. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Change on Edmonds/Kingston ferry route"](http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Change-on-Edmonds-Kingston-ferry-route-1128744.php). *[Seattle Post-Intelligencer](/source/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer)*. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Friedrich, Ed (October 6, 2008). ["Damaged Ferry Forces a Shuffle for Bremerton"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120213222229/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/damaged-ferry-forces-a-shuffle-for-bremerton/). *[Kitsap Sun](/source/Kitsap_Sun)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/damaged-ferry-forces-a-shuffle-for-bremerton/) on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Anthony W. Reed"](http://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/Cruise_Ship_Deaths/Anthony_W_Reed.html). Cruise Ship Deaths. April 15, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Police: No foul play in vanishing ferry passenger"](http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Police-No-foul-play-in-vanishing-ferry-passenger-1301873.php). *[KOMO-TV](/source/KOMO-TV)*. March 6, 2009.

## External links

- Media related to [IMO 9137363](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_9137363) at Wikimedia Commons

- [MV Puyallup vessel info from WSDOT](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=25)

- [MV Puyallup info from Evergreenfleet.com](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/puyalluptoday.html)

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

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