- MV Walla Walla
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The MV Walla Walla in Puget SoundCareer Name: MV Walla Walla Owner: WSDOT Operator: Washington State Ferries Port of registry: Seattle, Washington, 
United StatesBuilder: Todd Shipyard, Seattle, WA Completed: 1972
Refurbished: 2005[1]Identification: Official Number:546382
Call Sign: WYX2158[1]Status: In service General characteristics Class and type: Jumbo Class auto/passenger ferry Tonnage: 3,246 gross-tonnage
1,198 net-tonnageLength: 440 ft (134 m) Beam: 87 ft (27 m) Draft: 18 ft (5 m) Deck clearance: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Installed power: Total 11,500 hp from 4 x Diesel-Electric engines Speed: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) Capacity: 2,000 passengers
188 vehicles (max 60 commercial)[2]The MV Walla Walla is a Jumbo Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
After being replaced on the Seattle-Winslow route by the Jumbo Mark II Class ferry, she began serving as a fill-in vessel for whenever one of the larger ferries goes into scheduled maintenance periods, usually she can be found on either the Seattle-Bremerton or Edmonds-Kingston routes.[1] As of March 2008, Walla Walla was serving on the Seattle-Bremerton route. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Jumbos today, evergreenfleet.com
- ^ Vessel info from WSDOT
- ^ Current route information - WSDOT, retrieved March 31, 2008
Washington State Ferries current fleet Jumbo Mark II Class Jumbo Class - MV Spokane
- MV Walla Walla
Super Class Issaquah 130 Class Issaquah Class Evergreen State Class Kwa-di Tabil Class Rhododendron Class Hiyu Class Categories:- Washington State Ferries vessels
- 1972 ships
- Ferry stubs
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