Spokane was launched by Todd Shipyards on April 14, 1972, and christened by Carol Stearns of the Spokane tribe. On the same day, the keel for MV Walla Walla was laid at the shipyard.[3][1] Both vessels cost $17.7 million to construct.[4]
She made her ceremonial maiden voyage on February 13, 1973, departing from Colman Dock in Seattle carrying Governor Dan Evans, the mayors of Seattle and Spokane, and members of the Spokane tribe.[5] At 440 feet (130 m) long and with a capacity of 206 cars, the Spokane was the largest ferry in the Washington State Ferries system when she entered service.[6]
The ferry made her first regular commuter run on the morning of February 24, 1973. Riders onboard complimented the "superferry" on her luxurious look, cleanliness, and handling.[7]
spokane, jumbo, class, ferry, operated, washington, state, ferries, built, 1972, todd, shipyards, seattle, washington, seattle, bainbridge, route, ship, remained, assigned, there, until, construction, jumbo, mark, class, late, 1990s, displaced, edmonds, kingst. The MV Spokane is a Jumbo class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries She was built in 1972 by the Todd Shipyards in Seattle Washington for the Seattle Bainbridge route The ship remained assigned there until the construction of the Jumbo Mark II class in the late 1990s displaced her to the Edmonds Kingston route where she has remained since The MV Spokane sailing from Edmonds to Kingston History NameMV Spokane OwnerWSDOT OperatorWashington State Ferries Port of registrySeattle Washington RouteEdmonds Kingston BuilderTodd Shipyards Seattle Completed1972 Maiden voyageFebruary 13 1973 In serviceFebruary 24 1973 IdentificationIMO number 7214325 MMSI number 366709780 Callsign WYX2004 StatusIn service General characteristics Class and typeJumbo class auto passenger ferry Tonnage3 246 GT 1 198 NT Displacement4 859 long tons 4 937 t Length440 ft 134 m Beam87 ft 27 m Draft16 ft 5 m Decks4 Deck clearance15 ft 8 in 4 8 m Installed powerTotal 11 500 hp 8 600 kW from 4 x diesel electric engines PropulsionDiesel electric DC Speed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph Capacity2 000 passengers 206 vehicles max 60 commercial Perhaps one of the most notable features of the Spokane is her colorful interior which she has sported since being rebuilt in the mid 1990s Contents 1 Naming 2 History 3 References 4 External linksNaming editSpokane was named for the Spokane tribe by the Washington State Highway Commission continuing the tradition of naming ferry vessels for Native American tribes that was started by the Puget Sound Navigation Company At least seven other vessels had carried the name Spokane prior to the launch of the ferry in 1972 1 2 History editSpokane was launched by Todd Shipyards on April 14 1972 and christened by Carol Stearns of the Spokane tribe On the same day the keel for MV Walla Walla was laid at the shipyard 3 1 Both vessels cost 17 7 million to construct 4 She made her ceremonial maiden voyage on February 13 1973 departing from Colman Dock in Seattle carrying Governor Dan Evans the mayors of Seattle and Spokane and members of the Spokane tribe 5 At 440 feet 130 m long and with a capacity of 206 cars the Spokane was the largest ferry in the Washington State Ferries system when she entered service 6 The ferry made her first regular commuter run on the morning of February 24 1973 Riders onboard complimented the superferry on her luxurious look cleanliness and handling 7 With the launch of the Jumbo Mark II class ferries MV Tacoma and MV Wenatchee in 1998 Spokane was moved to the Edmonds Kingston route alongside MV Puyallup 8 9 The ferry was featured in a scene in the film Cinderella Liberty References edit a b Jumbo Ferry Launching Press release Washington Highways Department April 10 1972 M V Spokane Washington State Ferries Retrieved September 10 2016 Ferry launching is tomorrow The Seattle Times April 13 1972 p A14 Indian chief beauty queen to launch ferry The Seattle Times September 18 1972 p D19 Hinterberger John February 14 1973 A fancy ferry s maiden voyage The Seattle Times p D4 Carter Glen February 9 1973 That big liner in the Sound is the super super Spokane The Seattle Times p B5 Johnsurd Bryon February 25 1973 First regular passengers agree new ferry is super The Seattle Times p A18 Rothgeb Jim November 18 1997 New ferry Commuters face the music Kitsap Sun Retrieved September 10 2016 Ortiz Vikki August 5 1997 Newest ferry in fleet will be fanciest of all The Seattle Times p B1 External links edit nbsp Media related to IMO 7214325 at Wikimedia Commons Spokane vessel info from WSDOT 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 Spokane amp oldid 1171273701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
