Steel Electric Class ferry
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| Class | Steel Electric Class |
| Type | Auto/Passenger Ferry |
| City Built | San Francisco |
| Year Built/Rebuilt | 1927/1987 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Length | 256' |
| Beam | 73'10" |
| Draft | 12'9" |
| Gross Tonnage | 1368 |
| Net Tonnage | 930 |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Propulsion | Diesel-Electric |
| Engines | 2 |
| Horsepower | 2,896 |
| Passengers | 616 |
| Vehicles | 75 |
| Max Commercial Vehicles | 24 |
| Auto Deck Clearance | 13'9" |
| Washington State Ferries |
| Jumbo Mark II |
| Jumbo |
| Super |
| Issaquah 130 |
| Issaquah 100 |
| Evergreen State |
| Steel Electric |
| Rhododendron |
| Hiyu |
| Passenger-Only Fast Ferry |
| Skagit/Kalama |
The Steel Electric Class ferries became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were all built in San Francisco or Oakland in the 1920s.
Active ferries in this class include:
- M/V Illahee ex Lake Tahoe
- M/V Klickitat ex Stockton
- M/V Nisqually ex Mendocino
- M/V Quinault ex Redwood Empire
Retired Ferries in this class include:
- M/V Entai ex Santa Rosa
- M/V Willipa ex Fresno
The Steel Electric class ferries were built for San Francisco in 1927. however with the opening of the bay bridge and the Golden Gate bridge they were sold to Puget Sound Navigation, also known as the "Black Ball Line". in the 1940s the Entai and willipa were extensivley rebuilt and and their engines replaced (thus kicking them out of the "Steel Electric" class) all six boats were purchased by the Washington Toll Bridge Authority in the fiftys. in the sixties the Entai and Willipa were sold. in the 80s the four remaining boats were given an overhaul and countinue to serve today. The six boats are now fairly different. the Entai and Willipa were both converted into single-ended boats and had there engines replaced. the Klickitat was rebuilt before the the other units and has a shorter cabin and lacks an elevator. the remaining three all have elevators.
