39:
303:, where diesel engines turned an electric generator, which produced electricity, which in turn was used to power electric motors that turned the propellers. Instead MP&E chose a more traditional setup with diesel engines turning the propellers through a series of clutches and gearboxes, which turned out to be extremely problematic causing the vessels to ram the terminal piers, and in one case, inadvertently dropping into reverse while docked, causing a car to fall into the water.
290:
class got off to a problematic start, when the $ 106 million contract to build the six ferries was awarded to Marine Power and
Equipment (MP&E) on April 6, 1978. The company had no prior experience building large vessels, and it was later revealed that some lawmakers may have personally benefited
1460:
298:
class, MP&E was accused of substituting cheap materials and cheap labor and groups said that it was enabled by poor oversight by the
Washington State Department of Transportation. The largest problem with the ferries was the propulsion system. Prior vessels purchased for Washington State Ferries
255:
Originally, each vessel was built to accommodate 100 vehicles and 1,200 passengers but were built with accommodations to add an additional car deck. In the early to mid-1990s, five of the six vessels were modified with the additional car deck. The lone exception is the
1111:
378:
1119:
275:
668:
1516:
1419:
1338:
1136:
1128:
1411:
1395:
1435:
711:
1427:
1497:
661:
593:
560:
526:
1303:
464:
434:
701:
264:
494:
731:
726:
721:
637:
654:
386:
300:
629:
408:
634:
278:
safety standards in 2005, allowing her to make the crossing between
Anacortes and Sidney, British Columbia.
1490:
267:
in the summer, where her additional capacity for tall vehicles without the second deck has proven useful.
1210:
789:
736:
1149:
716:
706:
532:
1271:
935:
22:
1526:
972:
677:
249:
77:
1483:
1521:
1471:
1387:
1157:
8:
1009:
149:
1221:
1098:
1082:
1242:
842:
813:
38:
1370:
1403:
641:
472:
442:
1467:
1311:
858:
502:
1510:
980:
599:
192:
133:
328:– (Auto capacity increased in 2001, upgraded to meet SOLAS safety standards)
1181:
1173:
1090:
1041:
996:
951:
906:
646:
315:
1362:
1346:
1229:
1189:
1033:
959:
890:
882:
821:
800:
764:
347:
331:
203:
1379:
1197:
1165:
1049:
1017:
850:
1290:
1282:
1025:
988:
943:
922:
914:
898:
829:
355:
339:
323:
257:
1258:
612:
577:
545:
145:
1459:
1354:
1319:
1250:
66:
248:
are a series of six auto and passenger ferries built for the
527:"Unanswered Questions - Taxpayers Lose in Marine Power Deal"
175:
3 or 4 (1 or 2 auto decks, passenger deck, nav bridge deck)
465:"The International Ferry to Sidney--The M/V CHELAN"
18:
Auto/passenger ferries operated by
Washington State
592:
559:
525:
216:1,200 passengers (1,090 on international service)
1508:
591:Whitely, Walter; Hatch, Peyton (June 25, 1985).
263:, which Washington State Ferries assigns to the
252:system in the late 1970s until the early 1980s.
1466:This article about a type of ship or boat is a
561:"The evolution of WSF ferries over the decade"
1491:
662:
291:from the contract being awarded to MP&E.
191:5,000 hp (3,700 kW) total from two
676:
590:
1498:
1484:
669:
655:
630:Washington State Ferries class information
1517:Washington State Ferries vessel classes
413:Washington State Dept of Transportation
225:Others: 124 vehicles (24 tall vehicles)
1509:
635:Washington State Ferries class history
523:
376:
1074:
781:
753:
690:
650:
1454:
594:"STATE SETTLES SUIT FOR $ 8 MILLION"
352:– (Auto capacity increased in 1990)
344:– (Auto capacity increased in 1992)
336:– (Auto capacity increased in 1989)
320:– (Auto capacity increased in 1993)
167:78 ft 8 in (23.98 m)
43:The original Issaquah-class vessel
13:
183:15 ft 2 in–15 ft 10 in (4.6–4.8 m)
14:
1538:
1075:
782:
623:
1458:
524:Wilson, Duff (January 8, 1986).
222:: 90 vehicles (30 tall vehicles)
37:
1304:Passenger-Only Fast Ferry class
311:Ferries in this class include:
584:
552:
517:
487:
457:
427:
401:
379:"Marine Power & Equipment"
370:
274:was upgraded to international
1:
754:
363:
47:at left with upgraded vessel
1470:. You can help Knowledge by
712:Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth
301:diesel–electric transmission
65:Marine Power and Equipment,
7:
206:(30 km/h; 18 mph)
10:
1543:
1453:
702:Anacortes–San Juan Islands
691:
533:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
306:
281:
20:
1331:
1302:
1270:
1241:
1209:
1148:
1110:
1081:
1070:
1008:
971:
934:
870:
841:
812:
788:
777:
760:
749:
732:Seattle–Bainbridge Island
697:
686:
640:October 12, 2012, at the
115:
56:
36:
23:Issaquah (disambiguation)
727:Port Townsend–Coupeville
722:Point Defiance–Tahlequah
679:Washington State Ferries
250:Washington State Ferries
159:328 ft (100 m)
116:General characteristics
78:Washington State Ferries
566:Kingston Community News
383:shipbuildinghistory.com
265:San Juan Islands route
765:Colman Dock (Seattle)
1150:Steel Electric class
495:"The Issaquah Class"
377:Colton, Tim (2008).
124:Auto/passenger ferry
21:For other uses, see
1112:Wood Electric class
936:Jumbo Mark-II class
568:. September 9, 2013
389:on November 4, 2011
33:
1083:Six Minute ferries
973:Kwa-di Tabil class
28:
1479:
1478:
1451:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1066:
1065:
773:
772:
745:
744:
737:Seattle–Bremerton
239:
238:
1534:
1500:
1493:
1486:
1462:
1455:
1072:
1071:
779:
778:
751:
750:
717:Mukilteo–Clinton
707:Edmonds–Kingston
688:
687:
680:
671:
664:
657:
648:
647:
617:
616:
610:
608:
596:
588:
582:
581:
575:
573:
563:
556:
550:
549:
543:
541:
529:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
505:on July 28, 2020
501:. Archived from
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
475:on July 28, 2020
471:. Archived from
461:
455:
454:
452:
450:
445:on July 28, 2020
441:. Archived from
435:"The M/V Sealth"
431:
425:
424:
422:
420:
405:
399:
398:
396:
394:
385:. Archived from
374:
294:As it built the
95:May 1980–present
41:
34:
27:
1542:
1541:
1537:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1531:
1527:Ship type stubs
1507:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1452:
1443:
1327:
1298:
1266:
1237:
1224:Evergreen State
1212:Evergreen State
1205:
1144:
1106:
1077:
1062:
1004:
967:
930:
866:
837:
808:
791:Evergreen State
784:
769:
756:
741:
693:
682:
678:
675:
642:Wayback Machine
626:
621:
620:
606:
604:
589:
585:
571:
569:
558:
557:
553:
539:
537:
522:
518:
508:
506:
499:Evergreen Fleet
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
469:Evergreen Fleet
463:
462:
458:
448:
446:
439:Evergreen Fleet
433:
432:
428:
418:
416:
407:
406:
402:
392:
390:
375:
371:
366:
309:
284:
52:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1540:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1503:
1502:
1495:
1488:
1480:
1477:
1476:
1463:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1441:
1433:
1425:
1417:
1409:
1401:
1393:
1385:
1377:
1368:
1360:
1352:
1344:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1325:
1317:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1288:
1279:
1277:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1256:
1247:
1245:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1227:
1218:
1216:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1195:
1187:
1179:
1171:
1163:
1154:
1152:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1134:
1126:
1116:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1096:
1087:
1085:
1079:
1078:
1068:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1047:
1039:
1031:
1023:
1014:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
994:
986:
977:
975:
969:
968:
966:
965:
957:
949:
940:
938:
932:
931:
929:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
879:
877:
868:
867:
865:
864:
856:
847:
845:
839:
838:
836:
835:
827:
818:
816:
810:
809:
807:
806:
797:
795:
786:
785:
775:
774:
771:
770:
768:
767:
761:
758:
757:
747:
746:
743:
742:
740:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
698:
695:
694:
684:
683:
674:
673:
666:
659:
651:
645:
644:
632:
625:
624:External links
622:
619:
618:
583:
551:
516:
486:
456:
426:
400:
368:
367:
365:
362:
361:
360:
353:
345:
337:
329:
321:
308:
305:
283:
280:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
227:
226:
223:
217:
212:
208:
207:
200:
196:
195:
193:diesel engines
189:
185:
184:
181:
180:Deck clearance
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
148: of
142:
138:
137:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
63:
59:
58:
57:Class overview
54:
53:
42:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1539:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1522:Ferry classes
1520:
1518:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1501:
1496:
1494:
1489:
1487:
1482:
1481:
1475:
1473:
1469:
1464:
1461:
1457:
1456:
1440:
1439:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1394:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1376:
1374:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1323:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1295:
1294:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1273:Skagit Kalama
1269:
1263:
1262:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1208:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1080:
1076:Retired fleet
1073:
1069:
1058:
1054:
1053:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1010:Olympic class
1007:
1001:
1000:
995:
993:
992:
987:
985:
984:
979:
978:
976:
974:
970:
964:
963:
958:
956:
955:
950:
948:
947:
942:
941:
939:
937:
933:
927:
926:
921:
919:
918:
913:
911:
910:
905:
903:
902:
897:
895:
894:
889:
887:
886:
881:
880:
878:
876:
874:
869:
863:
862:
857:
855:
854:
849:
848:
846:
844:
840:
834:
833:
828:
826:
825:
820:
819:
817:
815:
811:
805:
804:
799:
798:
796:
794:
792:
787:
783:Current fleet
780:
776:
766:
763:
762:
759:
752:
748:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
699:
696:
689:
685:
681:
672:
667:
665:
660:
658:
653:
652:
649:
643:
639:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
614:
602:
601:
600:Seattle Times
595:
587:
579:
567:
562:
555:
547:
535:
534:
528:
520:
504:
500:
496:
490:
474:
470:
466:
460:
444:
440:
436:
430:
414:
410:
404:
388:
384:
380:
373:
369:
359:
358:
354:
351:
350:
346:
343:
342:
338:
335:
334:
330:
327:
326:
322:
319:
318:
314:
313:
312:
304:
302:
297:
292:
289:
279:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
261:
253:
251:
247:
245:
234:
231:
230:
224:
221:
218:
215:
214:
213:
210:
209:
205:
201:
198:
197:
194:
190:
187:
186:
182:
179:
178:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
162:
158:
155:
154:
151:
147:
143:
140:
139:
135:
134:gross tonnage
131:
128:
127:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
107:
106:
102:
99:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
83:
82:
79:
76:
73:
72:
68:
64:
61:
60:
55:
50:
46:
40:
35:
32:-class ferry
31:
24:
16:
1472:expanding it
1465:
1437:
1429:
1421:
1413:
1406:Rhododendron
1405:
1397:
1389:
1381:
1375: (1925)
1372:
1364:
1356:
1348:
1340:
1321:
1313:
1292:
1284:
1272:
1260:
1252:
1231:
1223:
1211:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1159:
1138:
1130:
1124: (1927)
1121:
1100:
1092:
1056:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1019:
998:
990:
982:
961:
953:
945:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
872:
871:
860:
852:
831:
823:
802:
790:
611:– via
607:December 20,
605:. Retrieved
603:. p. B1
598:
586:
576:– via
572:December 20,
570:. Retrieved
565:
554:
544:– via
540:December 20,
538:. Retrieved
536:. p. C6
531:
519:
509:December 20,
507:. Retrieved
503:the original
498:
489:
479:December 20,
477:. Retrieved
473:the original
468:
459:
449:December 20,
447:. Retrieved
443:the original
438:
429:
417:. Retrieved
412:
409:"M/V Sealth"
403:
391:. Retrieved
387:the original
382:
372:
356:
348:
340:
332:
324:
316:
310:
295:
293:
287:
285:
271:
269:
259:
254:
243:
242:
240:
219:
150:displacement
141:Displacement
69:, Washington
48:
44:
29:
15:
1243:Super class
861:Walla Walla
843:Jumbo class
814:Super class
419:February 5,
393:February 5,
299:had used a
144:3,310
132:2,477
1511:Categories
1122:Chetzemoka
983:Chetzemoka
364:References
188:Propulsion
136: (GT)
92:In service
1422:Skansonia
1322:Snohomish
1184:Nisqually
1176:Klickitat
1093:San Mateo
1044:Suquamish
999:Kennewick
954:Wenatchee
909:Cathlamet
755:Terminals
317:Cathlamet
146:long tons
100:Completed
87:1979–1982
74:Operators
1436:MV
1428:MV
1420:MV
1412:MV
1404:MV
1396:MV
1388:MV
1380:MV
1371:MV
1365:Kalakala
1363:MV
1355:MV
1349:Crosline
1347:MV
1341:Chippewa
1339:MV
1332:No class
1320:MV
1312:MV
1291:MV
1283:MV
1259:MV
1251:MV
1232:Klahowya
1230:MV
1222:MV
1198:MV
1192:Quinault
1190:MV
1182:MV
1174:MV
1166:MV
1158:MV
1139:Klahanie
1137:MV
1131:Kehloken
1129:MV
1120:MV
1099:SS
1091:SS
1050:MV
1042:MV
1036:Chimacum
1034:MV
1026:MV
1018:MV
997:MV
989:MV
981:MV
962:Puyallup
960:MV
952:MV
944:MV
923:MV
915:MV
907:MV
899:MV
893:Kittitas
891:MV
885:Issaquah
883:MV
873:Issaquah
859:MV
851:MV
830:MV
824:Kaleetan
822:MV
803:Tillikum
801:MV
638:Archived
613:NewsBank
578:NewsBank
546:NewsBank
349:Kittitas
333:Issaquah
296:Issaquah
288:Issaquah
258:MV
244:Issaquah
211:Capacity
62:Builders
51:at right
30:Issaquah
1414:Rosario
1398:Olympic
1382:Kulshan
1314:Chinook
1200:Willapa
1168:Illahee
1052:Wishkah
1020:Tokitae
853:Spokane
307:Vessels
282:History
129:Tonnage
67:Seattle
1438:Vashon
1390:Leschi
1373:Kitsap
1293:Skagit
1285:Kalama
1160:Enetai
1101:Shasta
1057:future
1028:Samish
991:Salish
946:Tacoma
925:Sealth
917:Chelan
901:Kitsap
832:Yakima
692:Routes
415:. 2012
357:Sealth
341:Kitsap
325:Chelan
272:Chelan
260:Sealth
220:Sealth
156:Length
108:Active
49:Chelan
45:Sealth
1275:class
1261:Elwha
1214:class
875:class
793:class
276:SOLAS
246:class
204:knots
199:Speed
172:Decks
84:Built
1468:stub
1430:Tyee
1357:Hiyu
1253:Hyak
609:2021
574:2021
542:2021
511:2021
481:2021
451:2021
421:2012
395:2012
286:The
270:The
241:The
232:Crew
164:Beam
121:Type
202:16
1513::
597:.
564:.
530:.
497:.
467:.
437:.
411:.
381:.
235:14
1499:e
1492:t
1485:v
1474:.
1059:)
1055:(
670:e
663:t
656:v
615:.
580:.
548:.
513:.
483:.
453:.
423:.
397:.
111:6
103:6
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
