MV Issaquah

The M/V Issaquah is an Issaquah 130 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

For other uses, see Issaquah (disambiguation).
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:
  • 1979
  • Refit: 1989
Acquired: 1979
Maiden voyage: 1979
In service: 1979
Identification:
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:
  • 1200 passengers
  • 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2]
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
  1. The Issaquahs today, part 1 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, evergreenfleet.com
  2. Vessel information, WSF, WSDOT
  3. http://www.evergreenfleet.com/issaquahtoday.html


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