MV Sealth

The MV Sealth is the sole remaining Issaquah 100 Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

MV Sealth docked at Bainbridge Island
History
Name: MV Sealth
Owner: WSDOT
Operator: Washington State Ferries
Port of registry: Seattle, Washington,  United States
Route: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
Builder: Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle
Completed:
  • 1982
  • Refit: 2006
In service: 1985
Identification:
Status: In Service - Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
General characteristics
Class and type: Issaquah 100 Class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement: 3310 long tons
Length: 328 ft (100.0 m)
Beam: 78 ft 8 in (24.0 m)
Draft: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Decks: 1 auto deck/1 passenger deck
Deck clearance: 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Installed power: Total 5,000 hp from 2 diesel engines
Propulsion: Diesel
Speed: 16 kn (30 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 1200 passengers
  • 90 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2]
Crew: 10

She is named for Chief Sealth.

The Sealth underwent cabin rebuilding in the Fall of 2006, after which she was in service on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route. The Sealth was then the #2 vessel on the route. Earlier she was taken out of service due to a seam needing weld repairs.[3]

The Sealth was not listed to return to the San Juan Islands during fall of 2015. She was in service at Seattle/Bremerton and switched to the Vashon route mid-fall and she remained there until the Winter 2016 schedule began. She was expected to replace the M/V Klahowya as the inter-island ferry in the San Juans when it was retired, but was on the Pt. Defiance-Tahlequah route. She is currently on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route, generally operating the #2 sailing position.

Incidents

On November 7, 2012, the Sealth was serving the Bremerton run when a hole four feet under the waterline at No. 2 end port side was discovered.[4] The ferry was pulled from service in the day and the leak was fixed a week later at Dakota Shipyards of Anacortes. This caused the Salish to be put on the run, causing a loss of 30% percent of the run's regular car capacity.

In 1991, the Sealth collided with the M/V Kitsap in Rich passage under heavy fog. No major damage was reported.

References
  1. Issaquah's Today Part 2 - M/V Sealth Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, evergreenfleet.com
  2. Vessel information - M/V Sealth, WSF, WSDOT
  3. Route information - M/V Sealth, WSF, WSDOT
  4. "News release regarding leak" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2013.


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