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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