Washington State Ferries

Area Served	Puget Sound, Washington (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap counties)
Fleet Size	23
Number of Routes	10
Ridership	61,745 (2013)

Operated by the State of Washington under the WSDOT.

• Note: Vessels with golden strip painted on the whistle have been in service for Washington State Ferries for 50 years.

Current Routes

Route name	Terminals				State Route Designation	Annual Ridership	Annual Vehicles Carried	Notes
									Anacortes–Sidney BC	Sidney, British Columbia	Friday Harbor, San Juan Island		Anacortes	SR-20 Spur	123,001	42,589	Reservations recommended Only route that operates internationally Route does not operate in Winter (open mid-March to mid-December)
Anacortes–San Juan Islands	Friday Harbor, San Juan Island			2,009,438	947,064	Reservations recommended Not all trips serve all island terminals.
	Lopez Island
	Shaw Island
	Orcas Island
Inter-island	Friday Harbor, San Juan Island	Orcas Island	Shaw Island			Lopez Island	Walk-on passengers are not charged a fare on this route.
Port Townsend–Coupeville	Port Townsend			Coupeville, Whidbey Island	SR-20	819,285	372,130	Reservations recommended
Mukilteo–Clinton	Clinton, Whidbey Island			Mukilteo	SR-525	4,073,761	2,234,650
Edmonds–Kingston	Kingston			Edmonds	SR-104	4,114,181	2,127,315
Seattle–Bainbridge Island	Winslow, Bainbridge Island			Seattle (Colman Dock)	SR-305	6,429,853	1,929,617
Seattle–Bremerton	Bremerton			Seattle (Colman Dock)	SR-304	2,739,926	673,815
Fauntleroy–Vashon	Vashon Island			West Seattle (Fauntleroy)	SR-160	3,059,587	1,738,721	All three services operated together as a "triangle route." This is only route that has two schedule each season; one is for three boat service which happens regular or two boat service if they need to move a vessel.
Fauntleroy–Southworth	Southworth			West Seattle (Fauntleroy)
Vashon-Southworth	Southworth			Vashon Island		200,672	109,548
Point Defiance–Tahlequah	Tahlequah, Vashon Island			Tacoma Point Defiance Park	SR-163	812,786	473,924

Current Classes

Current roster

Name	Thumbnail	Year	City built	Class	Vehicle capacity	Passenger capacity	Current Route	Notes
Tacoma		1997	Seattle, WA	Jumbo Mark II Class	202	2500	Seattle–Bainbridge Island
Wenatchee		1998	Seattle, WA	Jumbo Mark II Class	202	2500	Seattle–Bainbridge Island
Puyallup		1999	Seattle, WA	Jumbo Mark II Class	202	2500	Edmonds–Kingston
Spokane		1972	Seattle, WA	Jumbo Class	188	2000	Edmonds–Kingston
Walla Walla		1973	Seattle, WA	Jumbo Class	188	2000	Seattle–Bremerton (Summer/relief) Edmonds–Kingston (refit/relief)
Kaleetan		1967	San Diego, CA	Super Class	144	2000	Seattle–Bremerton	Upgrade in 1999 with new interior
Yakima		1967	San Diego, CA	Super Class	144	2000	Anacortes–San Juan Islands	Upgrade in 1999 with new interior
Tokitae		2014	Seattle, WA	Olympic class (Diesel)	144	1500	Mukilteo–Clinton
Samish		2015	Seattle, WA	Olympic class (Diesel)	144	1500	Anacortes–San Juan Islands
Chimacum		2017	Seattle, WA	Olympic Class (Diesel)	144	1500	Seattle–Bremerton	Joined the fleet August 7, 2017
Suquamish		2018	Seattle, WA	Olympic Class (Diesel)	144	1500	Mukilteo–Clinton	Joined the fleet on September 22, 2018.
Issaquah		1979	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (124)	124	1200	Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth	First in class to be upgrade and expand to 124 cars in 1989
Kittitas		1980	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (124)	124	1200	Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth	Second in class to be upgrade and expand to 124 cars in 1990
Kitsap		1980	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (124)	124	1200	Standby	Third in class to be upgrade and expand to 124 cars in 1992
Cathlamet		1981	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (124)	124	1200	Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth	Fourth in class to be upgrade and expand to 124 cars in 1993 Test vessel to make the class more reliable due massive problems from the builders
Chelan		1981	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (124)	124	1200 (1) 1090 (2)	Anacortes–Sidney BCin Spring, Summer, Fall Anacortes–San Juan Islands in Fall, Winter, Spring	Fifth in the class expanded to 124 cars in 2001 Fifth in the class to be upgrade in 2005 Only vessel in the class to have SOLAS converted in 2005
Sealth		1982	Seattle, WA	Issaquah Class (90)	90	1200	Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth	Delivered to the fleet after the first three years after she was built because of massive problems with the rest of the vessels in the class Upgrade in 2006 Left in the original forum with only one car deck compared to the two in the rest of the vessels in this class
Tillikum		1959	Seattle, WA	Evergreen State class	87	1061	Inter-island	Earned gold strips in 2009. Will retired in 2023.
Chetzemoka		2010	Seattle, WA	Kwa-di Tabil class	64	748	Point Defiance–Tahlequah	Doesn't have variable pitch propellers
Salish		2011	Seattle, WA	Kwa-di Tabil class	64	748	Port Townsend–Coupeville Second vessel during the late Spring, Summer, early Fall Standby Late Fall, Winter, early Spring	Does have variable pitch propellers
Kennewick		2011	Seattle, WA	Kwa-di Tabil class	64	748	Port Townsend–Coupeville	Does have variable pitch propellers

Foot notes

• (1) means domestic routes in the system
• (2) means trips on Anacortes / Sidney B.C.

Columbia River

Name	Thumbnail	Year	City built	Class	Vehicle capacity	Passenger capacity	Route(s) served	Notes
Sanpoil		2013	Seattle, WA	None	20	149	Keller ferry	Not operated by Puget Sound division of Washington State Ferries

Retired vessels

Puget Sound Vessels

Name	Thumbnail	Year	City built	Class	Vehicle capacity	Passenger capacity	Route(s) served	Notes
Hiyu		1967	Portland, Or	Hiyu Class	34	199	Spare	Retired due her size and lack of ADA requirements.
Hyak		1967	San Diego, CA	Super Class	144	2000	Anacortes–San Juan Islands	The state has decided to build a fifth Olympic Class. Earned her golden stripes in February 2017 to mark 50 years of service for Washington State Ferries.
Elwha		1967	San Diego, CA	Super Class	144	2000 (1) 1090 (2)	Anacortes–Sidney BC Spring,Fall Anacortes–San Juan Islands Summer, Winter	Has SOLAS can operate to Sidney B.C. Worst vessel in the class because she is top heavy compared to the rest of the class Retired in April 2020 due lack of funding to repaired her.
Evergreen State		1954	Seattle, Wa	Evergreen State class	87	854		First vessel built for WSF. Have golden strips painted onto the whistle to mark 50 years in service with the fleet.
Klahowya		1958	Seattle, WA	Evergreen State class	87	792		Earned gold strips in 2008.
Rhododendron				Rhododendron Class
Quinault				Steel Electric Class
Illahee				Steel Electric Class
Klickitat				Steel Electric Class
Nisqually				Steel Electric Class
Willapa				Steel Electric Class
Enetai				Steel Electric Class
Kalakala

Passenger Only Vessels

These vessels where intend to make the commute faster from Vashon Island and Bremerton.

Name	Thumbnail	Year	City built	Passenger capacity	Route(s) served	Notes
Chinook		1998	Anacortes, WA	350	Seattle / Bremerton	Sold to Golden Gate Ferries Renamed M / V Golden Gate
Snohomish		1999	Anacortes, WA	350	Seattle / Bremerton	Sold to Golden Gate Ferries Renamed M / V Napa
Skagit		1989	New Orleans, LA	230	Seattle / Vashon
Kalama		1989	New Orleans, LA	230	Seattle / Vashon
Tyee		1985			Seattle / Vashon Seattle / Bremerton

External Links

Official websites

• www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
• www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/Vessels
• www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/Eastern/KellerFerry

Forum

• http://ferriesbc.proboards.com