 The MV Spokane sailing from Edmonds to Kingston.
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| History | |
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| Name | MV Spokane |
| Owner | WSDOT |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington |
| Route | Edmonds-Kingston |
| Builder | Todd Shipyards, Seattle |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Maiden voyage | February 13, 1973 |
| In service | February 24, 1973 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Jumbo-class auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 4,859 long tons (4,937 t) |
| Length | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Beam | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Deck clearance | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Installed power | Total 11,500 hp (8,600 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric (DC) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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The MV Spokane is a Jumbo-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. She was built in 1972 by the Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, for the Seattle–Bainbridge route. The ship remained assigned there until the construction of the Jumbo Mark-II class in the late 1990s displaced her to the Edmonds–Kingston route, where she has remained since.
Perhaps one of the most notable features of the Spokane is her colorful interior which she has sported since being rebuilt in the mid 1990s.