MV Tacoma
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MV Tacoma
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| History | |
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| Name: | MV Tacoma |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Route: | Seattle-Bainbridge Island |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost: | $80 million[1] |
| Completed: | 1997 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1997 |
| Status: | In-Service |
| Notes: | Out of service between July 29, 2014 and March 27, 2015 due to catastrophic failure of electrical system. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Jumbo Mark II Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Beam: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Draft: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Deck clearance: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). |
| Installed power: | Total 16,000 hp from 4 x EMD 16-710G Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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The MV Tacoma is a Jumbo Mark II Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Launched in 1997, it was the first in its class in the Washington State Ferries fleet.
The Tacoma and its sister ship, the MV Wenatchee, suffered from excessive vibration during their early period of operation, until it was repaired during routine maintenance in 1999. The issue was addressed in the later Jumbo Mark II ferry, the MV Puyallup, before it launched.[1]
On July 29, 2014, the vessel suffered a catastrophic electrical failure, in which most of the ship's electrical system was destroyed. The Tacoma remained out of service for nearly nine months while repairs were made. After four weeks of sea trials and approval from the Coast Guard, the Tacoma returned to service on the Seattle-Bainbridge route on March 28, 2015. The vessel is expected to be taken out of service again in late 2015 for hull work, which will include rust removal and repainting.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.evergreenfleet.com/tacoma1997.html
External links
- MV Tacoma vessel info from WSDOT
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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