M/V Rhododendron

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M/V Rhododendron
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Class Rhododendron Class Type Auto/Passenger Ferry
Length 227'6" Engines 2
Beam 62' Horsepower 2,172
Draft 10' Speed 11 knots
Passengers 546 Propulsion Diesel
Vehicles 65 Gross Net Tonnage 937/435
Max Commercial Vehicles 15 City Built Baltimore
Auto Deck Clearance 13'6" Year Built/Rebuilt 1947/1990


The Rhododendron is the sole Rhododendron Class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. She is named for the state flower of Washington, the rhododendron.

As of late 2005, she is serving the Point Defiance (Tacoma)-Tahlequah route [1].

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