MV Issaquah
 The Issaquah
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| History | |
|---|---|
| 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-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 MV Issaquah is an Issaquah-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
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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