MV Issaquah
The M/V Issaquah is an Issaquah 130 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
 The Issaquah | |
| History | |
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| Name: | MV Issaquah |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  United States |
| Route: | Fauntleroy- Vashon Island- Southworth (as of 30 September 2017) |
| Ordered: |
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| Builder: | Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle |
| Cost: |
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| Laid down: | 1979 |
| Launched: | 1979 |
| Christened: | 1979 |
| Completed: |
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| Acquired: | 1979 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1979 |
| In service: | 1979 |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Issaquah 130 Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Displacement: | 3310 (in long tons) |
| Length: | 328 ft (100.0 m) |
| Beam: | 78 ft 8 in (24.0 m) |
| Height: | 81'8"+ |
| Draft: | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Decks: |
2 Car Decks 1 Passenger Deck |
| Deck clearance: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 5,000 hp from 2 diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | Diesel |
| Speed: | 16 kn (30 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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| Crew: | 12 |
The ferry spent her early years on the Seattle/Bremerton route, then shifted around the system for a time, before being placed on the Southworth/Vashon/Fauntleroy route, where she has been pretty much ever since.[3]
References
- The Issaquahs today, part 1 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, evergreenfleet.com
- Vessel information, WSF, WSDOT
- http://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahtoday.html
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