{{Short description|Prototype Olympic-class ferry}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = | image_caption = }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = ''Wishkah'' | owner = [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] | operator = [[Washington State Ferries]] | registry = Seattle, Washington, United States | route = | ordered = 2025 | builder = [[Eastern Shipbuilding]] ([[Panama City, Florida]]) | original_cost = | way_number = | laid_down = | launched = | christened = | completed = | acquired = | maiden_voyage = | in_service = 2030 (planned) | out_of_service = | identification = | fate = | status = Planned | notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] | tonnage = | displacement = {{convert|4384|lt|t|lk=on}} | length = {{convert|405|ft|0|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|83|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = {{convert|18|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|24|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | decks = 3 (2 vehicle decks, 1 passenger deck) | deck_clearance = {{convert|16|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | ramps = | ice_class = | power = | propulsion = [[hybrid ferry|Hybrid diesel–electric]] | speed = Electric (16 Knots), Diesel (14.5 Knots), Hybrid(17 Knots) | capacity = *1,500 passengers *164 vehicles | crew = 14 (12 with sun deck closed) | notes = All specifications subject to change }} }}
'''MV ''Wishkah''''' is a future {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry}} that will be operated by [[Washington State Ferries]]. The vessel will use a [[hybrid ferry|hybrid diesel–electric]] engine and is expected to enter service by 2030,<ref>{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=July 1, 2025 |title=Ferguson selects Florida shipbuilder to build WA fleet of electric ferries |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/ferguson-selects-florida-shipbuilder-to-build-fleet-of-electric-ferries/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |accessdate=February 1, 2026}}</ref> with a capacity of 164 cars and 1,500 passengers. The ferry was named for the [[Wishkah River]] on the [[Olympic Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lindblom |first=Mike |date=December 14, 2021 |title=Washington state's next ferry officially has a name |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/washington-states-next-ferry-will-be-named-wishkah/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
The vessel is planned to be used on the [[Mukilteo–Clinton ferry]], which is also served by sister vessel {{MV|Suquamish}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Mukilteo's next ferry, a hybrid-electric, will be called Wishkah |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteos-next-ferry-a-hybrid-electric-will-be-called-wishkah/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |accessdate=January 1, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wishkah}} {{Washington State Ferries}} [[Category:Washington State Ferries vessels]] [[Category:Ships built in Seattle]] {{ferry-stub}}