MV Issaquah
The MV Issaquah is an Issaquah-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
| class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;" | ![]() The Issaquah | |
| History | ||
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| Name | MV Issaquah | |
| Owner | WSDOT | |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries | |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington, | |
| 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-class auto/passenger ferry | |
| Displacement | 3,310 long tons (3,360 t) | |
| Length | 328 ft (100.0 m) | |
| Beam | 78 ft 8 in (24.0 m) | |
| Height | 81 ft 8 in (24.89 m) | |
| 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 (3,700 kW) from 2 diesel engines | |
| Propulsion | Diesel | |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) | |
| 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
- "The M/V ISSAQUAH (1979)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-30.
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