ADA Notes: The MV Wenatchee has elevator access from both auto deck levels to all of the passenger cabin areas. Accessible restrooms, vending and newspaper machines are located on the main passenger deck. If you are traveling by car and want to park near the elevator, be sure to let the ticket seller know.
Vessel Information
Class: Jumbo Mark II
Type:
Auto/Passenger Ferry
Length: 460' 2"
Engines: 4
Beam: 90'
Horsepower: 16,000
Draft: 17' 3"
Speed in Knots: 18
Max Passengers: 2500
Propulsion: DIESEL-ELECTRIC (AC)
Max Vehicles: 202
Gross Net Tonnage: 3138
Max Commercial Vehicles: 60
City Built: Seattle, WA
Auto Deck Clearance:
16' 0"
Year Built/Re-built: 1998
Meaning of Wenatchee: From the Yakima word wenatchi for "river flowing from canyon." When Lewis and Clark traveled through the Columbia River valley in 1803-1805, they mentioned the word Wenatchee in their journal, hearing of the river and the tribe living along its banks. A city, lake, river, and national forest are also named after the tribe.
