{{Short description|Ship built in 1997}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= MV Tacoma in the sunset.jpg |image_caption= MV ''Tacoma'' approaching Bainbridge }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=''Tacoma'' |owner=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |operator=[[Washington State Ferries]] |registry=[[Seattle, Washington]] |route=[[Seattle–Bainbridge ferry|Seattle–Bainbridge Island]] |ordered= |builder=[[Todd Pacific Shipyards]], [[Seattle]], Washington |original_cost=$80 million<ref name="vibration" /> |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=August 29, 1996 |christened= |completed= |acquired=August 18, 1997 |maiden_voyage=October 17, 1997 |in_service=October 17, 1997 |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|9133977}} *{{MMSI Number|366772760}} *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WCX9244 |fate= |status=In service |notes=Out of service between July 29, 2014 and March 27, 2015 due to catastrophic failure of electrical system. }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class={{sclass2|Jumbo Mark-II|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] |tonnage= |displacement= |length={{convert|460|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|90|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= |draft={{convert|17|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance={{convert|15|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |ramps= |ice_class= |power=Total {{cvt|16,000|hp|lk=in}} from 4 x EMD 16-710G Diesel-Electric engines |propulsion= |sail_plan= |speed={{convert|18|kn|0|lk=in}} |capacity=*2,500 passengers *202 vehicles (max 60 commercial) |crew= |notes= }} }}

'''MV ''Tacoma''''' is a {{sclass2|Jumbo Mark-II|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]]. Launched in 1997, it was the first in its class in the Washington State Ferries fleet. Since delivery, the ''Tacoma'' has almost exclusively been assigned to the busy [[Seattle–Bainbridge ferry|Seattle–Bainbridge Island]] route.

The ''Tacoma'' and its sister ship, the {{MV|Wenatchee}}, suffered from excessive vibration during their early period of operation, until it was repaired during routine maintenance in 1999. The issue was addressed in the final Jumbo Mark II ferry, the {{MV|Puyallup}}, before it launched.<ref name="vibration">{{cite news |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990305/2947676/giant-new-ferries-experience-bad-vibrations----52000-per-ship-to-remove-shaking-as-bad-as-the-old-kalakala |title=Giant New Ferries Experience Bad Vibrations -- $52,000 Per Ship To Remove Shaking 'As Bad As The Old Kalakala' |first=Eric |last=Nalder |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=March 5, 1999}}</ref>

== Electrical failure == On July 29, 2014, the vessel suffered a catastrophic electrical failure, in which most of the ship's electrical system was destroyed. The ''Tacoma'' lost power in Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor and dropped anchor to prevent her from beaching making it the "second time in 40 years that a state ferry was forced to drop anchor."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/update-dead-in-the-water-ferry-tacoma-strands-hundreds-due-to-power-loss-during-sailing/ |title=UPDATE: Dead in the water: Ferry Tacoma strands hundreds due to power loss during sailing |first=Brian |last=Kelly |newspaper= The Bainbridge Island Review |date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> The [[MV Sealth|MV ''Sealth'']], which was serving the [[Seattle-Bremerton ferry|Seattle-Bremerton]] route at the time, made a detour up to Eagle Harbor to tow the ''Tacoma'' away from shore until tugboats could guide her back to the slip. The ''Tacoma'' remained out of service for nearly nine months while repairs were made. After four weeks of sea trials and approval from the [[United States Coast Guard]], the ''Tacoma'' returned to service on the Seattle-Bainbridge route on March 28, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-jumbo-ferry-mv-tacoma-returns-to-work/|title=The jumbo ferry MV Tacoma returns to work|last=|first=|date=April 3, 2015|website=Seattle Times|publisher=|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{commons category-inline|IMO 9133977}} *[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=32 MV Tacoma vessel info from WSDOT]

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