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