# Super-class ferry

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Auto/passenger ferries operated by Washington State

The Yakima arrives at the Anacortes ferry terminal, June 2018 Class overview Builders National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California Operators Washington State Ferries Succeeded by Jumbo class Olympic class Built 1967–1968 In service 1967–present Planned 4 Completed 4 Active 2 Retired 2 General characteristics Class & type Auto/passenger ferry Tonnage 2,704 gross tonnage (GT) 1,214 net tonnage (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 2 auto decks/2 passenger decks Deck clearance 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m) Installed power 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) total from four diesel engines Propulsion Diesel–electric Speed Top: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Operating: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) Capacity 1,800 passengers (originally 2,500) 144 vehicles (originally 160; maximum commercial vehicles 30)

The **Super-class ferries** are a class of 382-foot (116 m), 144-car [ferries](/source/Ferry) built in 1967 for [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries).

## History

The Super-class [ferry](/source/Ferry) was designed to complement the smaller [Evergreen State-class](/source/Evergreen_State-class_ferry) ferries, as well as to replace the aging [*Kalakala*](/source/MV_Kalakala). The design of the Super class was done in Seattle by W.C. Nickum and Sons, a [naval architectural](/source/Naval_architecture) firm, and [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). Funding for the Super-class ferry design and construction was made available by the [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development](/source/United_States_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development) (HUD), and state and federal funds. Once the design was complete, a low bid was accepted by the [National Steel and Shipbuilding Company](/source/National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company) in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), California, which constructed all four vessels over a period of two years.

The Super class was to designed to accommodate the rapidly expanding population growth in [Puget Sound](/source/Puget_Sound), especially in the [Bremerton](/source/Bremerton) and [Bainbridge Island](/source/Bainbridge_Island) areas. Each vessel was rated with a 20-[knot](/source/Knot_(unit)) (37 km/h; 23 mph) top speed, which was relatively unheard of in large ferries at the time. All four vessels in the class feature a two-level passenger deck and a vast sun deck with full access via sheltered outdoor stairwells at both ends of the vessel, indoor staircases via both passenger decks, and elevators which were later added to meet [ADA requirements](/source/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act).

The first ferry to enter service, in 1967, was the [*Hyak*](/source/MV_Hyak), which replaced the *Kalakala* on the [Seattle–Bremerton](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Bremerton_ferry) route. The 20-knot speed enabled the 16-mile (26 km) crossing to be made in 45 minutes, as opposed to an hour and fifteen minutes on the *Kalakala* which traveled at a maximum of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). Second to enter service was the [*Kaleetan*](/source/MV_Kaleetan) in 1968, on the [Seattle–Bainbridge Island](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Bainbridge_Island_ferry) route. The last two were the [*Yakima*](/source/MV_Yakima) (Seattle–Bremerton) and [*Elwha*](/source/MV_Elwha) (Seattle–Bainbridge Island), which entered service later that year.

The Super class was displaced on the Seattle–Bainbridge route less than five years later by the even larger [Jumbo-class](/source/Jumbo-class_ferry) ferries. Starting in 2019, the Super class was replaced by the [Olympic-class](/source/Olympic-class_ferry) ferries.[1]

## Ferries

The Super class consisted of four vessels. As of September 2021, two of those vessels are still in active service, and the other two have been retired.

The class consists of:

- [*Hyak*](/source/MV_Hyak) – retired June 30, 2019[1]

- [*Kaleetan*](/source/MV_Kaleetan) – in active service as of September 2021[2]

- [*Yakima*](/source/MV_Yakima) – in active service as of September 2021[2]

- [*Elwha*](/source/MV_Elwha) – retired April 17, 2020

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Shuey, Tyler (July 1, 2019). ["State ferry Hyak conducts last sailing Sunday night"](https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/state-ferry-hyak-to-conduct-last-day-of-service-june-30/). *Kitsap Daily News*. [Black Press Group dba Sound Publishing](/source/Black_Press). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210917162004/https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/state-ferry-hyak-to-conduct-last-day-of-service-june-30/) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WSF_Fleet_Sept_2021_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WSF_Fleet_Sept_2021_2-1) ["Vessels By Class"](https://wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/Vessels.aspx). [Washington State Department of Transportation](/source/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210917143616/https://wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/Vessels.aspx) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

## External links

- [Washington State Ferries class information](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?fuseaction=classes)

- [archived copy of Washington State Ferries history from 2017](https://web.archive.org/web/20170805124955/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/History.htm)

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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