MV Illahee
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 MV Illahee |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1927-1940: MV Lake Tahoe 1940-present: MV Illahee |
| Owner: | 1927-1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940-1951: Puget Sound Navigation Company 1951-present: WSDOT |
| Operator: | 1927-1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940-1951: Black Ball Line 1951-present: Washington State Ferries |
| Port of Registry: | Seattle,  USA |
| Completed: | Built: 1927 Refit: 1986 |
| In service: | 1927 |
| Out of service: | 2007 |
| Notes: | Official Number: 226588 Call Sign: WXT9366 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Steel Electric Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | 256 ft 2 in (78 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 12 ft 7 in (3.8 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 2,896 hp from 2 x Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 12 kn (22 km/h/14 mph) |
| Capacity: | 616 passengers 59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)[1] |
The MV Illahee is a Steel Electric Class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. Originally built as the MV Lake Tahoe in Oakland for Southern Pacific Railroad, she started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1940, and she was moved to Puget Sound and renamed the MV Illahee until Washington State Ferries acquired and took over operations in 1951.[2]
She was serving on the inter-island route in the San Juan Islands when the entire Steel Electric class was withdrawn from service in November, 2007 due to hull corrosion issues.
[edit] References
- ^ Vessel Information on the MV Illahee - WSDOT, WSF
- ^ The MV Illahee - evergreenfleet.com
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