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remained on the Point
Defiance-Tahlequah route until she was retired in 2012. Her final scheduled sailing was at 2:10 pm on January 23, 2012, after which she was replaced by the
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was mothballed and stored at the WSF maintenance facility at Eagle Harbor. In 1990, the ferry was completely reconditioned, with its rotted superstructure completely replaced.
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Due to her construction, she was not permitted to operate more than one mile (1.6 km) from shore. Consequently, in 1993 she was assigned to the
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ferries that were purchased to become part of the WSF fleet in the 1950s; the other being the now-retired
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route, a 12-minute trip that is a total of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. For a short time in 2008 the
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The ferry was retired in
January 2012 and was sold in February 2013. It is currently anchored in
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was sold for $ 275,000 to Island
Scallops, who operates scallop farms on Vancouver Island near
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left Eagle Harbor (slip 1) for the last time, arriving in Fanny Bay on the following day.
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Her original use in
Washington from 1953 to 1961 was on a route from the
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300,000 winning bid was later withdrawn. On
February 26, 2013, the
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561:"Scallop-farming company buys 66-year-old ferry Rhododendron"
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605:"Classic old state ferry not sold after all"
542:Rhododendron - The Ferry of the State Flower
90:1947-1951: Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company
590:, Washington State Ferries. Archived from
487:The state attempted to sell the ship in an
466:was leased to Pierce County for service to
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503:, British Columbia and is a subsidiary of
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409:At that time, she was reunited with the
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1476:Washington State Ferries vessel classes
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78:2013-present: Atlantic Capes Fisheries
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421:route, where she stayed until 1974.
29:arriving at Tahlequah Ferry Terminal
234:227 ft 6 in (69.3 m)
13:
559:Friedrich, Ed (27 February 2013).
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789:
607:. KOMO News. AP. December 1, 2012
258:13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
1471:Washington State Ferries vessels
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19:
1311:Passenger-Only Fast Ferry class
402:, near the current site of the
299:48 vehicles (max 15 commercial)
626:KMAS News (28 February 2013).
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1:
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719:Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth
7:
362:Governor Herbert R. O'Conor
218:-class auto/passenger ferry
68:Chesapeake Bay Ferry System
10:
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709:Anacortes–San Juan Islands
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628:"Regional Stories Feb. 28"
491:in November 2012, but the
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739:Seattle–Bainbridge Island
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360:s former name was the MV
318:-class ferry operated by
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18:
1486:Ships built in Baltimore
734:Port Townsend–Coupeville
729:Point Defiance–Tahlequah
686:Washington State Ferries
505:Atlantic Capes Fisheries
426:Washington State Ferries
322:. She was named for the
320:Washington State Ferries
242:62 ft (18.9 m)
192:Official Number: 2516446
130:Maryland Drydock Company
95:Washington State Ferries
47:Gov. Herbert R. O'Conner
632:Mason County Daily News
510:On March 11, 2013, the
345:was one of two similar
250:10 ft (3.0 m)
207:General characteristics
413:and reassigned to the
391:
772:Colman Dock (Seattle)
386:
1157:Steel Electric class
544:, evergreenfleet.com
1119:Wood Electric class
943:Jumbo Mark-II class
594:on 12 October 2012.
428:(WSF) acquired the
108:Seattle, Washington
1090:Six Minute ferries
980:Kwa-di Tabil class
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744:Seattle–Bremerton
404:Hood Canal Bridge
396:Olympic Peninsula
305:
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51:1951-present: MV
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1079:
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786:
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724:Mukilteo–Clinton
714:Edmonds–Kingston
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373:British Columbia
274:2 Diesel engines
158:January 23, 2012
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103:Port of registry
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489:online auction
456:Point Defiance
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347:Chesapeake Bay
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1083:Retired fleet
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358:Rhododendron'
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336:Vashon Island
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1413:Rhododendron
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592:the original
587:Rhododendron
586:
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512:Rhododendron
511:
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464:Rhododendron
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449:Rhododendron
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438:Rhododendron
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390:, circa 1955
388:Rhododendron
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343:Rhododendron
342:
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332:rhododendron
324:state flower
316:Rhododendron
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311:Rhododendron
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216:Rhododendron
215:
53:Rhododendron
52:
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27:Rhododendron
26:
1250:Super class
868:Walla Walla
850:Jumbo class
821:Super class
178:MMSI number
148:Refit: 1990
93:1951-2012:
72:1951-2013:
66:1947-1951:
45:1947-1951:
1481:1947 ships
1465:Categories
1129:Chetzemoka
990:Chetzemoka
565:Kitsap Sun
518:References
481:Chetzemoka
328:Washington
271:Propulsion
169:IMO number
1429:Skansonia
1329:Snohomish
1191:Nisqually
1183:Klickitat
1100:San Mateo
1051:Suquamish
1006:Kennewick
961:Wenatchee
916:Cathlamet
762:Terminals
424:In 1975,
369:Fanny Bay
182:366772790
140:Completed
134:Baltimore
1443:MV
1435:MV
1427:MV
1419:MV
1411:MV
1403:MV
1395:MV
1387:MV
1378:MV
1372:Kalakala
1370:MV
1362:MV
1356:Crosline
1354:MV
1348:Chippewa
1346:MV
1339:No class
1327:MV
1319:MV
1298:MV
1290:MV
1266:MV
1258:MV
1239:Klahowya
1237:MV
1229:MV
1205:MV
1199:Quinault
1197:MV
1189:MV
1181:MV
1173:MV
1165:MV
1146:Klahanie
1144:MV
1138:Kehloken
1136:MV
1127:MV
1106:SS
1098:SS
1057:MV
1049:MV
1043:Chimacum
1041:MV
1033:MV
1025:MV
1004:MV
996:MV
988:MV
969:Puyallup
967:MV
959:MV
951:MV
930:MV
922:MV
914:MV
906:MV
900:Kittitas
898:MV
892:Issaquah
890:MV
880:Issaquah
866:MV
858:MV
837:MV
831:Kaleetan
829:MV
810:Tillikum
808:MV
611:July 21,
479:MV
440:and the
434:Keystone
415:Mukilteo
291:Capacity
282:11
266:2,172 hp
189:: WB6079
187:Callsign
85:Operator
1421:Rosario
1405:Olympic
1389:Kulshan
1321:Chinook
1207:Willapa
1175:Illahee
1059:Wishkah
1027:Tokitae
860:Spokane
642:4 March
570:4 March
442:Olympic
419:Clinton
411:Olympic
398:to the
356:. The
353:Olympic
223:Tonnage
202:Retired
173:8836118
171::
126:Builder
35:History
1445:Vashon
1397:Leschi
1380:Kitsap
1300:Skagit
1292:Kalama
1167:Enetai
1108:Shasta
1064:future
1035:Samish
998:Salish
953:Tacoma
932:Sealth
924:Chelan
908:Kitsap
839:Yakima
699:Routes
379:Career
330:, the
231:Length
199:Status
117:
1282:class
1268:Elwha
1221:class
882:class
800:class
497:Rhody
475:Rhody
279:Speed
247:Draft
74:WSDOT
61:Owner
1437:Tyee
1364:Hiyu
1260:Hyak
644:2013
613:2016
585:M/V
572:2013
493:US$
473:The
341:The
307:The
239:Beam
145:1947
40:Name
458:to
432:to
351:MV
326:of
226:937
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