Kennewick measures 273 feet 8 inches (83.4 m) in length, has a beam of 64 feet (20 m), a draft of 11 feet (3.4 m) and a displacement of 2,050 tons.[2] She has a capacity of 64 vehicles and 750 passengers, and has a crew of eight.[2]
Historyedit
The name Kennewick was chosen on July 13, 2010, after being suggested by Michael Fox, a resident of Washington's Bainbridge Island.[3] The ship is named after the mid-sized city of Kennewick, Washington, located about 185 miles southeast of Puget Sound. The ship was built at Vigor Shipyards, formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards.[4] She was launched on May 27, 2011, with her upper decks and interior still incomplete,[5] and christened by Judy Clibborn, the Washington House Transportation Chairwoman.[4] After her launch, Kennewick was to have construction completed at Vigor Shipyards,[5] before being moved to Everett, Washington to be outfitted.[4]
Kennewick began her sea trials on October 6, 2011, before her demonstrations to Washington State Ferries and the US Coast Guard began on October 12.[6] Upon completion of the demonstrations, Washington State Ferries took delivery of the vessel on October 31, 2011,[7] beginning further trials and crew training before Kennewick began operation between Port Townsend and Coupeville on February 14, 2012.[6]
Referencesedit
^Bermant, Charlie (February 14, 2012). "Last of state's newest ferries begins service between Port Townsend, Coupeville". Peninsula Daily News. Port Angeles, Washington. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^ abElliott Bay Design Group (September 3, 2009). (PDF). Washington State Ferries. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^. Tri-City Herald. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ abc. The Columbian. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ ab"Kennewick gets its own ferry (w/ gallery)". The Bellingham Herald. May 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ ab. KEPRTV.com. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^. Shipbuilding Tribune. November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
External linksedit
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kennewick, tabil, class, ferry, operated, washington, state, ferries, entered, service, port, townsend, coupeville, ferry, route, february, 2012, history, namekennewick, ownerwashington, state, ferries, operatorwashington, state, ferries, buildervigor, shipyar. MV Kennewick is a Kwa di Tabil class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries She entered service on the Port Townsend Coupeville ferry route on February 14 2012 1 MV KennewickHistory NameKennewick OwnerWashington State Ferries OperatorWashington State Ferries BuilderVigor Shipyards formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards LaunchedMay 17 2011 In serviceFebruary 14 2012 IdentificationIMO number 9618331 MMSI number 367479990 Callsign WDF6991 General characteristics Class and typeKwa di Tabil class auto passenger ferry Length273 ft 8 in 83 4 m Beam64 ft 20 m Draft11 ft 3 4 m Capacity64 vehicles 750 passengers Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 3 References 4 External linksCharacteristics editKennewick measures 273 feet 8 inches 83 4 m in length has a beam of 64 feet 20 m a draft of 11 feet 3 4 m and a displacement of 2 050 tons 2 She has a capacity of 64 vehicles and 750 passengers and has a crew of eight 2 History editThe name Kennewick was chosen on July 13 2010 after being suggested by Michael Fox a resident of Washington s Bainbridge Island 3 The ship is named after the mid sized city of Kennewick Washington located about 185 miles southeast of Puget Sound The ship was built at Vigor Shipyards formerly Todd Pacific Shipyards 4 She was launched on May 27 2011 with her upper decks and interior still incomplete 5 and christened by Judy Clibborn the Washington House Transportation Chairwoman 4 After her launch Kennewick was to have construction completed at Vigor Shipyards 5 before being moved to Everett Washington to be outfitted 4 Kennewick began her sea trials on October 6 2011 before her demonstrations to Washington State Ferries and the US Coast Guard began on October 12 6 Upon completion of the demonstrations Washington State Ferries took delivery of the vessel on October 31 2011 7 beginning further trials and crew training before Kennewick began operation between Port Townsend and Coupeville on February 14 2012 6 References edit Bermant Charlie February 14 2012 Last of state s newest ferries begins service between Port Townsend Coupeville Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Washington Retrieved September 10 2016 a b Elliott Bay Design Group September 3 2009 New 60 Auto Ferry Profiles and Arrangements PDF Washington State Ferries Archived from the original PDF on October 14 2011 Retrieved October 12 2011 Kennewick picked for new ferry Tri City Herald July 14 2010 Archived from the original on November 9 2018 Retrieved October 12 2011 a b c Christening in Seattle for new ferry Kennewick The Columbian May 26 2011 Archived from the original on April 6 2012 Retrieved October 12 2011 a b Kennewick gets its own ferry w gallery The Bellingham Herald May 27 2011 Archived from the original on October 12 2011 Retrieved October 12 2011 a b Kennewick ferry on the water KEPRTV com October 6 2011 Archived from the original on April 4 2012 Retrieved October 12 2011 USA Vigor Shipyard Delivers MV Kennewick to State Ferries System Shipbuilding Tribune November 1 2011 Archived from the original on March 31 2012 Retrieved November 3 2011 External links edit nbsp Media related to IMO 9618331 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This ferry article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Kennewick amp oldid 1094201543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
