MV Spokane
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MV Spokane is a Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". 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 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". 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.
Naming
Spokane was named for the Spokane tribe by the Washington State Highway Commission, continuing the tradition of naming ferry vessels for Native American tribes that was started by the Puget Sound Navigation Company. At least seven other vessels had carried the name "Spokane" prior to the launch of the ferry in 1972.[1][2]
History
Spokane was launched by Todd Shipyards on April 14, 1972, and christened by Carol Stearns of the Spokane tribe. On the same day, the keel for Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". was laid at the shipyard.[3][1] Both vessels cost $17.7 million to construct.[4]
She made her ceremonial maiden voyage on February 13, 1973, departing from Colman Dock in Seattle carrying Governor Dan Evans, the mayors of Seattle and Spokane, and members of the Spokane tribe.[5] At Script error: No such module "convert". long and with a capacity of 206 cars, the Spokane was the largest ferry in the Washington State Ferries system when she entered service.[6]
The ferry made her first regular commuter run on the morning of February 24, 1973. Riders onboard complimented the "superferry" on her luxurious look, cleanliness, and handling.[7]
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The ferry was featured in a scene in the film Cinderella Liberty.
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