MV Evergreen State
 MV Evergreen State in Upright Passage, between Shaw and Lopez Islands | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Evergreen State |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  United States |
| Route: | Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth |
| Completed: |
1954 Refit: 1988 |
| In service: | 1956/July 29, 2014 (Relief for required repairs) |
| Out of service: | June 29, 2014/Out of Service date TBD for relief period |
| Identification: |
Official Number: D268732 Call Sign: WTQ6960[1] |
| Status: | Lay-Up/In Service |
| Notes: | Retired June 29,2014 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Evergreen State-class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | 310 ft (94.5 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft (22.3 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m) |
| Decks: | 1 auto deck/1 passenger deck |
| Deck clearance: | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 2,500 hp from 2 Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity: | 981 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2] |
The MV Evergreen State is an Evergreen State Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
She was named for the state of Washington whose nickname is "The Evergreen State". When delivered in 1954 the Evergreen State was assigned to the Seattle-Winslow(Bainbridge Island) run. She was reassigned to the San Juan Islands in 1959 where she remained for the majority of her active career for Washington State Ferries. From the delivery of the Puyallup in 1999, and until the retirement of the Steel Electric class in November 2007 this ferry was used as a relief vessel. The sudden retirement of the Steel Electrics forced the full time reactivation of the Evergreen State. After reactivation, the Evergreen State was the inter-island service vessel in the San Juan Islands. The Evergreen State was retired on June 29, 2014, replaced by her sister ship MV Klahowya, and made her last sailing from Friday Harbor at 2:15PM and from Lopez Island at 3:05PM on June 29, 2014, Following that sailing, she sailed to Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island. A month after retirement, a substantial fleet shortage resulted in the reactivation of the Evergreen State,[3] and since then the vessel has been in service more often than not, usually on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth triangle route. Galley Service has not been provided on the Evergreen State since the mid 2000s.
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