Jumbo-class ferry

Jumbo-class ferry MV Spokane, 2013
Class overview
Builders: Todd Shipyard, Seattle
Operators: Washington State Ferries
Preceded by: Super class ferry
Succeeded by: Jumbo Mark II class ferry
Built: 1972
In service: 1973–present
Planned: 4[1]
Completed: 2
Cancelled: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics [2]
Type: Auto/Passenger Ferry
Tonnage: 3,246 GT
Length: 440 ft (130 m)
Beam: 87 ft (27 m)
Draft: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion: 4 × 8,500 hp (6,338 kW) diesel-electric engines
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity:
  • 2,000 passengers
  • 188 vehicles

The Jumbo Class are two ferries that were built by Washington State Ferries in 1972 to supersede the Super Class ferry. They have a capacity of 2,000 passengers and 206 vehicles.

Ferries in this class:

References

  1. "The Jumbo Class". evergreenfleet.com. 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. "WSDOT - Ferries - M/V Spokane". wsdot.wa.gov. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


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