{{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=MV Quinault - NA 0003.jpg |image_caption=MV ''Quinault'' - Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=*1927–1940: ''Redwood Empire'' *1940–present: ''Quinault'' |owner=*1927–1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]] *1940–1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] *1951–2009: [[WSDOT]] |operator=*1927–1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]] *1940–1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company|Black Ball Line]] *1951–2009: [[Washington State Ferries]] |registry= |route= |ordered= |builder= |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched= |completed=*Built: 1927 *Refit: 1985 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=1927 |out_of_service=November 20, 2007 |fate=Scrapped in 2009, Ensenada, Mexico |identification=*{{IMO Number|8836156}} *Official Number: D226738 *[[Maritime call sign|Call Sign]]: WA9820 }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class={{sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] |tonnage= |displacement= |length={{convert|256|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|73|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= |draft={{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance={{convert|13|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power=Total {{cvt|2,896|hp|lk=in}} from 2 x [[diesel-electric]] engines |propulsion= |speed={{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} |capacity=*616 passengers *59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)<ref>[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=54 Vessel Information on the MV Quinault] - WSDOT, WSF</ref> |crew= |notes= }} }} '''MV ''Quinault''''' was a {{Sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]].
Originally built as MV ''Redwood Empire'' in [[Oakland, California]] for Northwestern Pacific, she started out serving [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific Railways]] on their Golden Gate Ferries line on [[San Francisco Bay]]. She was purchased by the [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] (PSN) in 1940, brought to [[Puget Sound]] and renamed ''Quinault'' after the [[Quinault people]], serving PSN until [[Washington State Ferries]] acquired and took over operations in 1951.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/quinaultretired.html The MV Quinault] - evergreenfleet.com</ref> In 2002, ''Quinault'' was featured in a scene in the movie ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=William |date=October 17, 2002 |title='The Ring' is plenty scary but the plot is a bit hairy |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/the-ring-is-plenty-scary-but-the-plot-is-a-bit-1098673.php |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |accessdate=January 11, 2026}}</ref>
On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was [[Steel Electric-class ferry#Corrosion and 2007 withdrawal from service|withdrawn from service]] due to hull corrosion issues. The ''Quinault'' was not in service at the time. On June 19, 2009, Washington State Ferries sold ''Quinault'' and the other Steel Electrics for $200,000.00 to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of [[Chula Vista, California]]. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of [[Eagle Harbor (Washington)|Eagle Harbor]] to [[Ensenada, Mexico]] and was cut up for scrap.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/quinaultretired.html The MV Quinault] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>
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