# MV Tillikum

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Ferry built in 1959

Tillikum in 2017 History Name Tillikum Owner WSDOT Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, United States Builder Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Laid down November 10, 1958 Launched April 1959 Completed 1959 Refit: 1994 Identification IMO number: 8836120 MMSI number: 366773090 Callsign: WL3377[1] Official Number: D278437 Status In Service 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 3 Deck clearance 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) Installed power Total 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) from 2 diesel-electric engines Propulsion Diesel-electric (AC) Speed 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Capacity 548 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2]

The **MV *Tillikum*** is the sole remaining [*Evergreen State*-class](/source/Evergreen_State-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries) (WSF) and the oldest ferry operating in the WSF system.

## History

MV *Tillikum* at [Colman Dock](/source/Colman_Dock) in 1963

The *Tillikum* entered service in April 1959 for the [Seattle](/source/Seattle)–[Bainbridge Island](/source/Bainbridge_Island%2C_Washington) route.[3] Upon the delivery of the [Super-class](/source/Super-class_ferry) ferries in 1968, the *Tillikum* was moved to the [Edmonds-Kingston run](/source/Edmonds%E2%80%93Kingston_Ferry) where it remained until approximately 1980. After being displaced by the [*Issaquah*-class](/source/Issaquah-class_ferry) ferry [*Chelan*](/source/MV_Chelan) in the early 1980s, the *Tillikum* spent roughly a decade as a relief boat before settling on the [Fauntleroy](/source/Fauntleroy%2C_Seattle)-[Vashon](/source/Vashon%2C_Washington)-[Southworth](/source/Southworth%2C_Washington) run in the early 1990s. The *Tillikum* has become a reserve vessel since the delivery of the [*Samish*](/source/MV_Samish) in 2015. Since the retirement of its sister [*Klahowya*](/source/MV_Klahowya) in 2017, it has been serving primarily as the San Juan Inter-island vessel.

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [IMO 8836120](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_8836120).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-evergreen_vessel_1-0)** [The Evergreen State class today - M/V *Tillikum*](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 *Tillikum*](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=43), WSF, WSDOT

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Hyak in Comparison"](https://archives.yvl.org/handle/20.500.11867/14726). *Washington State Ferries Newsletter*. [Washington State Highway Commission](/source/Washington_State_Highway_Commission). July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via [Yakima Valley Libraries](/source/Yakima_Valley_Libraries).

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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