| County Ferries of Washington State |
| The ferry Guemes sails across Bellingham Channel to it's island namesake from Anacortes under a spectacular sunset. Photo by the author. |
| GUEMES BUILT: 1979, Gladding Hearn Shipyard, Somerset, Massachusetts. OFFICIAL NUMBER: 601686 CALL SIGN: WYW9807 L/B/D: 124 x 34 x 7 GROSS/NET TONS: 91/91 NAME TRANSLATION: Honoring the first Guemes and for the Island. FINAL DISPOSITION: In service, 2019, scheduled to be replaced in the next two to three years. |
Skagit County
| Wahkiakum County |
| OSCAR B VIN: 1251592 Flag: UNITED STATES Call-Sign: WDH7993 Year Built: 2014 Vessel Particulars Service: Passenger/Auto Length: 109.2 ft Breadth: 47.5 ft Depth: 6.0 ft Tonnage Information Deadweight Gross Tonnage(GRT): 76 Net Tonnage(NRT):51 |
| Photo courtesy of Brandon Swan. |
Whatcom County
| WHATCOM CHIEF VIN: 288249 Flag: UNITED STATES Call-Sign: WT4561 Year Built:1962 Vessel Particulars Service: Passenger/Auto Length: 93.5 ft Breadth: 44.1 ft Depth: 9.1 ft Tonnage Information Deadweight Gross Tonnage(GRT): 69 Net Tonnage(NRT): 47 |
| Pierce County |
| CHRISTINE ANDERSON BUILT: 1994, Freeland, WA. OFFICIAL NUMBER: 1023545 CALL SIGN: WCN2606 L/B/D: 209 x 66 x 17 GROSS/NET TONS: 96/65 PASSENGERS/AUTOS: 219/54 cars NAME TRANSLATION: According to the Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly Volume 36 Number 1 dated Spring 2007: “The island community chose the name to honor a woman who had been born and lived most of her life there. She lived to be 95 years of age and she was noted for her many contributions, including bringing electricity to the island in the 1930s.” FINAL DISPOSITION: In service at Anderson Island STEILACOOM II VIN: 1192706 Flag: UNITED STATES Call-Sign: WDD5115 Year Built:2006 Vessel Particulars Service: Passengers/Autos: 325/54 Length: 216 ft Breadth: 68 ft Depth: 16 ft Tonnage Information Deadweight Gross Tonnage(GRT): 97 Net Tonnage(NRT): 66 |
| The Christine Anderson is at left and the Steilacoom II at right. |
Courtesy of Paul Van Buekenhout
