Tokitae specifications

Owner/Operator: Washington State Ferries, Seattle 
Designer/Builder: Guido Perla & Associates, Seattle/Nichols Brothers, Freeland, Wash., Jesse Engineering, Tacoma, Wash., and Vigor Fab, Seattle
Dimensions: L: 362’ B: 83’ D: 18’
Mission: Auto/passenger ferry
Crew size: 12 to 14

HULL
Steel monohull, ro-ro, double-ended 

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 17 knots
Cruising speed: 14 knots

PROPULSION
(2) EMD 12-710G7C Tier 3 diesels, 2,237 kW/3,000 hp at 900 rpm
(2) Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch four-blade propellers 
Falk 4.986:1 reduction gears with interconnecting shaft 
(2) Rolls-Royce high-lift rudders
(3) Detroit Diesel Series 60 300 kW gensets
Detroit Diesel 360 kW emergency genset

CAPACITIES
Displacement: 4,384 long tons
Passengers: 1,500
Vehicles: 144 cars
Fuel: 66,411 gallons
Potable water: 16,206 gallons
Non-potable water: 16,206 gallons

NAVIGATION/COMMUNICATIONS
(4) Furuno FAR 2127 radars
Furuno MU 120C radar display
Furuno AIS and GPS 
Furuno satellite compass 
Anschutz gyro compass
MaxSea electronic charting system
(4) SEA 157 VHF radios

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(4) Liferaft Systems Australia inflatable evacuation slides and rafts 
(2) ADA-compliant elevators
Four-foot-wide stairwells

CLASSIFICATIONS
USCG Subchapter H for large passenger vessels for operation in lakes, bays and sounds

By Professional Mariner Staff