MV Samish
Samish arriving in Anacortes in spring 2016.
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| History | |
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| Name: | MV Samish |
| Owner: | Washington State Department of Transportation |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Route: | Anacortes–San Juan Islands |
| Ordered: | Spring 2012 |
| Builder: | Vigor Industrial, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost: | $126.45 million (approximate) |
| Laid down: | March 8, 2013 |
| Christened: | May 20, 2015 |
| Completed: | April 10, 2015 |
| Maiden voyage: | June 14, 2015 |
| In service: | June 14, 2015 |
| Status: | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Olympic-class auto/passenger ferry |
| Displacement: | 4320 long tons at design load waterline |
| Length: | 362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) |
| Beam: | 83 ft 2 in (25.3 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Depth: | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
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| Deck clearance: | 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) |
| Ramps: | 4 (Fixed) |
| Installed power: | Total 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) from 2 x EMD 12-710G7C Diesel Engines |
| Propulsion: | Diesel Reduction (CPP) |
| Speed: | 17-knot (31 km/h) |
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| Crew: | 14 (12 with Sun Deck closed) |
| Notes: | All specifications are subject to change. |
The MV Samish is the second vessel of the Olympic-class auto ferries built by Vigor Industrial for the Washington State Ferries system. The vessel started service with her maiden voyage to Friday Harbor as the #3 Boat in the San Juans on June 14, 2015.
Funding for a second Olympic-class was authorized in the spring 2012 session of the Washington State Legislature and the keel laying and first weld took place on March 8, 2013.
The name Samish was decided by the Washington State Transportation Commission on November 13, 2012 (the same day of the naming of the MV Tokitae) after a public outreach process. The vessel is named after the Samish Indian Nation, a Coast Salish tribe whose name means “giving people”.
On December 21, 2013, the ship's superstructure was rolled out from Nichols Brothers Boat Builders and sent to Seattle on December 23 to be joined with the superstructure already under construction.
The Samish was accepted by Washington State Ferries on April 10, 2015 and was officially christened on May 20 in Anacortes. The ship underwent two months of sea trials and crew training before entering service on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route at the start of the Summer 2015 sailing season on June 14 at 9:05am sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor.
The Samish has a sun deck, open during the summer season only.
The Samish has served only on two routes, the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route is her main route, but she has also served on the Mukilteo-Clinton route, filling in for her sister ship, the M/V Tokitae.
The Samish was pulled from service on February 21, 2016, after the discovery of a quarter-sized hole in the hull below the water line, later found during a drydock inspection to be linked to corrosion. The ferry was re-entered service on March 10 after some minor patchwork.
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