With work on the ferry system’s fourth Olympic Class vessel about to begin, the Washington State Transportation Commission is seeking public input on potential names for the 144-vehicle boat.
The choices, at this point at least, are Cowlitz, Sammamish or Suquamish.
State naming guidelines say ferry designations should have statewide significance and represent the state’s image and culture, such as names of tribes, bodies of water or geographic locations.
The state’s first three Olympic Class vessels, which have room for 1,500 people and 144 cars, have been named Chimacum, Samish and Tokitae.
Washington State Ferries said this week that a notice to proceed was signed with shipbuilder Vigor Shipyards, formerly Todd Shipyards, and that work on the fourth Olympic Class boat should begin in January.
