The Jumbo Mark II-class ferries are a series of ferries built for Washington State Ferries (WSF) between 1997 and 1999, at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. Each ferry can carry up to 2,500 passengers and 202 vehicles, making them the largest ferries in the fleet, and the second longest double-ended ferries in the world.[1] They all have full galley service and a "quiet room" upstairs.
In 2018, WSF announced plans to convert the Jumbo Mark II-class to battery electric propulsion by switching two of the four engines in each ferry with batteries.[2] Funding for the program was earmarked the following year, with the Wenatchee planned to be the first ferry to undergo conversion.[3] The $150 million contract was awarded to Vigor Shipyards in August 2023; Wenatchee is planned to be taken out of service for a year beginning in September 2023.[4]
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^The New Giants: The Jumbo Mark II Class, evergreenfleet.com
^Brauchman, Michelle (May 4, 2018). "Washington State Ferries plans to convert its biggest vessels to electric power". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^Stiffler, Lisa (September 21, 2019). "How Washington state plans to create the world's largest hybrid-powered, auto-carrying ferries". GeekWire. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^Cornfield, Jerry (August 16, 2023). "Washington awards $150M contract to convert ferries to hybrid-electric power". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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jumbo, mark, class, ferry, jumbo, mark, class, ferries, series, ferries, built, washington, state, ferries, between, 1997, 1999, todd, pacific, shipyards, seattle, each, ferry, carry, passengers, vehicles, making, them, largest, ferries, fleet, second, longest. The Jumbo Mark II class ferries are a series of ferries built for Washington State Ferries WSF between 1997 and 1999 at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle Each ferry can carry up to 2 500 passengers and 202 vehicles making them the largest ferries in the fleet and the second longest double ended ferries in the world 1 They all have full galley service and a quiet room upstairs MV Wenatchee passing Duwamish HeadClass overview BuildersTodd Pacific Shipyards Seattle Washington OperatorsWashington State Ferries Preceded byJumbo class Built1997 1999 In service1997 present Completed3 Active2 Laid up1 General characteristics TypeAuto passenger ferry Tonnage4 936 tons citation needed Displacement6 184 long tons 6 283 t Length460 ft 2 in 140 3 m Beam90 ft 27 4 m Draft17 ft 3 in 5 3 m Decks5 2 vehicle decks passenger deck sun deck nav bridge deck Deck clearance15 ft 6 in 4 7 m Installed power16 000 hp 11 931 2 kW total from four EMD 710 V 16 diesel engines PropulsionDiesel electric Speed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph service using two engines 25 knots 46 km h 29 mph maximum using four engines Capacity2 499 passengers 202 vehicles max 60 tall vehicles Ferries in this class include Puyallup Tacoma Wenatchee In 2018 WSF announced plans to convert the Jumbo Mark II class to battery electric propulsion by switching two of the four engines in each ferry with batteries 2 Funding for the program was earmarked the following year with the Wenatchee planned to be the first ferry to undergo conversion 3 The 150 million contract was awarded to Vigor Shipyards in August 2023 Wenatchee is planned to be taken out of service for a year beginning in September 2023 4 References edit The New Giants The Jumbo Mark II Class evergreenfleet com Brauchman Michelle May 4 2018 Washington State Ferries plans to convert its biggest vessels to electric power The Seattle Times Retrieved August 16 2023 Stiffler Lisa September 21 2019 How Washington state plans to create the world s largest hybrid powered auto carrying ferries GeekWire Retrieved August 16 2023 Cornfield Jerry August 16 2023 Washington awards 150M contract to convert ferries to hybrid electric power Kitsap Sun Retrieved August 16 2023 External links editWashington State Ferries class information nbsp This article about a type of ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jumbo Mark II class ferry amp oldid 1170760070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
