MV Issaquah is an Issaquah-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
Quick facts History, General characteristics ...
 The Issaquah |
| 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 |
- 1979
- Original 1978 plans and design shelved, redesigned and replanned 1979.
|
| Builder | Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle |
| Cost |
- $36,000,000
- Original 1978 cost $59,040,000
|
| Laid down | 1979 |
| Launched | 1979 |
| Christened | 1979 |
| Completed | |
| Acquired | 1979 |
| Maiden voyage | 1979 |
| In service | 1979 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Class & 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 |
- 1,200 passengers
- 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2]
|
| Crew | 12 |
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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 ever since.[3]
