MV Nisqually
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 Ferry MV Nisqually on Puget Sound |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1927-1940: MV Mendocino 1940-present: MV Nisqually |
| 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, Washington,  USA |
| Completed: | Built in 1927 Rebuilt in 1987 |
| In service: | 1927 |
| Out of service: | 2007 |
| Identification: | Official Number: 226712 Call Sign: WA8696 |
| Status: | Out of service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Steel Electric Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 1368 gross tonnage 930 net tonnage |
| Length: | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
| Installed power: | 2 x Diesel-Electric engines, total 2,896 hp |
| Speed: | 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 616 passengers 59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)[1] |
The MV Nisqually is a Steel Electric Class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. Originally built as the MV Mendocino in San Francisco for Northwestern 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 moved to Puget Sound where she was renamed the MV Nisqually, later being acquired by Washington State Ferries who took over operations in 1951.[2]
As of November 2007, the entire Steel Electric class has been withdrawn from service due to hull corrosion issues. The Nisqually was not in service at the time.
[edit] References
- ^ Vessel Information on the MV Nisqually - WSDOT, WSF
- ^ The MV Nisqually - evergreenfleet.com
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