# MV Wishkah

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Prototype Olympic-class ferry

History Name Wishkah Owner Washington State Department of Transportation Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, United States Ordered 2025 Builder Eastern Shipbuilding (Panama City, Florida) In service 2030 (planned) Status Planned General characteristics Class & type Olympic-class auto/passenger ferry Displacement 4,384 long tons (4,454 t) Length 405 ft 0 in (123.4 m) Beam 83 ft 2 in (25.3 m) Draft 18 ft (5.5 m) Depth 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) Decks 3 (2 vehicle decks, 1 passenger deck) Deck clearance 16 ft (4.9 m) Propulsion 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 [Olympic-class](/source/Olympic-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) that will be operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). The vessel will use a [hybrid diesel–electric](/source/Hybrid_ferry) engine and is expected to enter service by 2030,[1] with a capacity of 164 cars and 1,500 passengers. The ferry was named for the [Wishkah River](/source/Wishkah_River) on the [Olympic Peninsula](/source/Olympic_Peninsula).[2]

The vessel is planned to be used on the [Mukilteo–Clinton ferry](/source/Mukilteo%E2%80%93Clinton_ferry), which is also served by sister vessel [MV *Suquamish*](/source/MV_Suquamish).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Deshais, Nicholas (July 1, 2025). ["Ferguson selects Florida shipbuilder to build WA fleet of electric ferries"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/ferguson-selects-florida-shipbuilder-to-build-fleet-of-electric-ferries/). *[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)*. Retrieved February 1, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lindblom, Mike (December 14, 2021). ["Washington state's next ferry officially has a name"](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/washington-states-next-ferry-will-be-named-wishkah/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brown, Andrea (December 16, 2021). ["Mukilteo's next ferry, a hybrid-electric, will be called Wishkah"](https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteos-next-ferry-a-hybrid-electric-will-be-called-wishkah/). *[The Everett Herald](/source/The_Everett_Herald)*. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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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