MV Puyallup

	Puyallup departing Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle
History
Name	Puyallup
Owner	Washington State Department of Transportation
Operator	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry	Seattle, Washington
Route	Edmonds–Kingston ferry
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Completed	1999
In service	1999
Identification	IMO number: 9137363; MMSI number: 366759130; Callsign: WCY7938;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Jumbo Mark-II-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement	6,184 long tons (6,283 t)
Length	460 ft 2 in (140.3 m)
Beam	90 ft (27.4 m)
Draft	17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Decks	5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck)
Deck clearance	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power	16,000 hp (12,000 kW) total from four EMD 710 V-16 diesel engines
Propulsion	Diesel–electric
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (service, using two engines); 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (maximum, using four engines);
Capacity	2,499 passengers; 202 vehicles (max 60 tall vehicles);

MV Puyallup is a Jumbo Mark-II-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. This ferry and her two sisters are the largest in the fleet. Puyallup is normally assigned to the Edmonds–Kingston route,^[1] although she is often reassigned to the Seattle–Bainbridge Island route whenever either of her sisters assigned to that route are out of service.^[2]

In mid-2008, Puyallup was sent out of service for repainting and to have a new security system installed. She returned to service in January 2009.^[3] In the winter of 2013 she was hauled and her hull was stripped down to steel for a thorough inspection and scheduled maintenance. She was also fitted with new five-bladed propellers as an experiment to reduce vibration and increase efficiency.

Incidents

There have been a few incidents in which passengers aboard Puyallup have disappeared. On April 15, 2001, a man disappeared while en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Authorities suspected he fell overboard when the ship turned to enter Eagle Harbor while he was sitting on a railing.^[4] On January 13, 2009, a woman disappeared while the ferry was en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Her husband found what he believed to be a suicide note.^[5]