Super-class ferry

The Yakima arrives at the Anacortes ferry terminal, June 2018
Class overview
BuildersNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California
OperatorsWashington State Ferries
Succeeded by
Built1967–1968
In service1967–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active2
Retired2
General characteristics
Class & typeAuto/passenger ferry
Tonnage
Displacement3,634 long tons (3,692 t)
Length382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Decks2 auto decks/2 passenger decks
Deck clearance14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Installed power8,000 hp (6,000 kW) total from four diesel engines
PropulsionDiesel–electric
Speed
  • Top: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • Operating: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,800 passengers (originally 2,500)
  • 144 vehicles (originally 160; maximum commercial vehicles 30)

The Super-class ferries are a class of 382-foot (116 m), 144-car ferries built in 1967 for Washington State Ferries.

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