In service 1927 | Out of service November 20, 2007 | |
Name 1927-1940 MV Redwood Empire
1940-present MV Quinault Owner 1927-1940 Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd
1940-1951 Puget Sound Navigation Company
1951-2009 WSDOT Operator 1927-1940 Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd
1940-1951 Black Ball Line
1951-2009 Washington State Ferries Completed Built 1927
Refit 1985 | ||
The MV Quinault was a Steel Electric Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
Originally built as the MV Redwood Empire in Oakland for Northwestern Pacific, she started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1940, brought to Puget Sound and renamed the MV Quinault, serving P.S.N. until Washington State Ferries acquired and took over operations in 1951. In 2002, Quinault was featured in a scene in the movie The Ring.
On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was withdrawn from service due to hull corrosion issues. The Quinault was not in service at the time.
On June 19, 2009, Washington State Ferries sold the Quinault and the other Steel Electrics for $200,000.00 to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor to Ensenada, Mexico and was cut up for scrap.