MV Tillikum

MV Tillikum off of Fauntleroy ferry terminal, Seattle
History
NameTillikum
OwnerWSDOT
OperatorWashington State Ferries
Port of registrySeattle, Washington,  United States
BuilderPuget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Laid downNovember 10, 1958
LaunchedApril 1959
Completed
  • 1959
  • Refit: 1994
Identification
StatusIn Service
General characteristics
Class and typeEvergreen State-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement2,413 long tons (2,452 t)
Length310 ft 2 in (94.5 m)
Beam73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Decks3
Deck clearance13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed powerTotal 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) from 2 diesel-electric engines
PropulsionDiesel-electric (AC)
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity
  • 548 passengers
  • 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2]

The MV Tillikum is the sole remaining Evergreen State-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF) and the oldest ferry operating in the WSF system.

The Tillikum entered service in April 1959 for the SeattleBainbridge Island route.[3] Upon the delivery of the Super-class ferries in 1968, the Tillikum was moved to the Edmonds-Kingston run where it remained until approximately 1980. After being displaced by the Issaquah-class ferry Chelan in the early 1980s, the Tillikum spent roughly a decade as a relief boat before settling on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run in the early 1990s. The Tillikum has become a reserve vessel since the delivery of the Samish in 2015. Since the retirement of her sister Klahowya in 2017, she has been serving primarily as the San Juan Inter-island vessel.

  1. ^ The Evergreen State class today - M/V Tillikum Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, evergreenfleet.com
  2. ^ Vessel info - M/V Tillikum, WSF, WSDOT
  3. ^ "The Hyak in Comparison". Washington State Ferries Newsletter. Washington State Highway Commission. July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Yakima Valley Libraries.