Jumbo Mark-II-class ferry
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.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Operators: | Washington State Ferries |
| Preceded by: | Jumbo class |
| Built: | 1997–1999 |
| In service: | 1997–present |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 4,936 tons |
| Displacement: | 5,398 tons |
| Length: | 460 ft 2 in (140.3 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft (27.4 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) |
| Decks: | 2 auto decks/1 passenger deck/1 sun deck w/"quiet room" at each end |
| Deck clearance: | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Installed power: | Total of 16,000 hp from 4 x EMD 16-710 Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 18-knot (33 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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Ferries in this class include:
In 2019, WSF decided to convert them to battery electric propulsion by switching two of the four engines in each ferry with batteries, starting with Wenatchee.[2]
References
- The New Giants: The Jumbo Mark II Class, evergreenfleet.com
- Deign, Jason (29 November 2019). "World's Second-Largest Ferry Operator Switching From Diesel to Batteries". www.greentechmedia.com.
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