100 Vehicle Class ferry
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The Kwa-di Tabil (kwah DEE tah-bale) class of ferries, previously known as the 100 Vehicle Class and later 64 Vehicle Class, will replace the retired Steel Electric ferries
. The new vessels are intended to serve lower traffic routes and will carry up to 64 vehicles. The State of Washington will spend approximately $100 million to construct three ferries in this class.
The first ferry, , was christened by Gov. Christine Gregoire and began service November 14, 2010 on the Port Townsend - Coupeville route. The began serving the Port Townsend-Keystone (Coupeville) route alongside the Chetzemoka on July 1, 2011. The third on the Point Defiance-Talequah route, officially retiring the 60 year old .
In November 2007, Washington State Ferries
removed the 80 year old Steel Electric ferries
from service for safety reasons. Routine inspections revealed serious hull damage on two of the four old vessels. When the Steel Electrics were removed from service, there were no ferries able to carry vehicles on Port Townsend - Keystone route.
preliminarily known as the 100 Vehicle Class or the 64 Vehicle Class, in August 2010, the name for this class was set to the Kwa-di Tabil.
Ferries in this class include:
vessels are built in Washington.
Steel Electric Class ferry
The Steel Electric Class ferries became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were built on San Francisco Bay for service on Southern Pacific and Northwestern Pacific Railroad routes across that bay.-History:The Steel Electric...
. The new vessels are intended to serve lower traffic routes and will carry up to 64 vehicles. The State of Washington will spend approximately $100 million to construct three ferries in this class.
The first ferry, , was christened by Gov. Christine Gregoire and began service November 14, 2010 on the Port Townsend - Coupeville route. The began serving the Port Townsend-Keystone (Coupeville) route alongside the Chetzemoka on July 1, 2011. The third on the Point Defiance-Talequah route, officially retiring the 60 year old .
In November 2007, Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is a passenger and automobile ferry service owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation that serves communities on Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. It is the most used ferry system in the world and the largest passenger and automobile...
removed the 80 year old Steel Electric ferries
Steel Electric Class ferry
The Steel Electric Class ferries became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were built on San Francisco Bay for service on Southern Pacific and Northwestern Pacific Railroad routes across that bay.-History:The Steel Electric...
from service for safety reasons. Routine inspections revealed serious hull damage on two of the four old vessels. When the Steel Electrics were removed from service, there were no ferries able to carry vehicles on Port Townsend - Keystone route.
preliminarily known as the 100 Vehicle Class or the 64 Vehicle Class, in August 2010, the name for this class was set to the Kwa-di Tabil.
Ferries in this class include:
Status
The State Legislature authorized and funded vessel construction in February 2008. These vessels are currently being constructed. As required by law, all new Washington State FerriesWashington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is a passenger and automobile ferry service owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation that serves communities on Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. It is the most used ferry system in the world and the largest passenger and automobile...
vessels are built in Washington.