Newest state ferry in Puget Sound started tests
19. October 2011
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
"Kennewick" is the third of three Kwa-di Tabil class (64-car) ferries built by Vigor Shipyards in Seattle. Vigor will test the new ferry's operational systems in preparation for demonstrating the vessel to WSF and the U.S. Coast Guard. WSF is tentatively scheduled to accept delivery of the vessel from Vigor by the end of the month.
WSF plans to put the "Kennewick" into service in January 2012; the exact date depends on the progress of several weeks of post-delivery sea trials and crew familiarization.
