# MV Yakima

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Yakima in 2013 History Name Yakima Owner WSDOT Operator Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, US Route Anacortes-San Juan Islands Builder National Steel and Shipbuilding of San Diego Launched May 20, 1967 Christened May 20, 1967 Completed 1967 Acquired March 23, 1968 Maiden voyage March 23, 1968 In service March 1968 Identification IMO number: 8835360 MMSI number: 366772750 Callsign: WCD7863 Status Operational General characteristics Class & type Super-class auto/passenger ferry Tonnage 2,704 GT 1,214 NT Displacement 3,634 long tons (3,692 t) Length 382 ft 2 in (116.5 m) Beam 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m) Draft 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) Decks 5 Deck clearance 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Ramps 4 Installed power Total 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines Propulsion 4 diesel-electric engines Speed 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) Capacity 1,195 passengers 144 vehicles (max 30 commercial) Crew 14

**MV *Yakima*** is a [Super-class](/source/Super-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). The *Yakima* was built in 1967 for the Seattle–Bremerton run and remained there until the early 1980s when she was moved to the Edmonds–Kingston run where she was a better match for ridership levels.

In 1999 she was extensively rebuilt, and then she was moved to the [Anacortes](/source/Anacortes%2C_Washington)–[San Juan Islands](/source/San_Juan_Islands) route.[1] She was removed from service in the spring of 2014 to have her drive motors rebuilt, and returned to service in Fall 2014.

It is believed that her alert horn is tuned to an A2.

MV *Yakima* departing Orcas Island

In March 2016 there was a fire on the vessel while running in the San Juan Islands. The vessel clogged passage to and from Friday harbor for several hours and the ship was out of service for some time. The *Yakima* has since returned to service in the San Juans.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Super Class Today"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090630083952/http://www.evergreenfleet.com/yakimatoday.html). *evergreenfleet.com*. Archived from [the original](http://evergreenfleet.com/yakimatoday.html) on 2009-06-30.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [IMO 8835360](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_8835360).

- [Vessel info from WSDOT](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=24)

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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