MV Klahowya
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Klahowya |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  United States |
| Completed: |
1958 Refit: 1995 |
| Identification: |
Official Number: D277872 Call Sign: WK7107[1] |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Evergreen State Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Length: | 310 ft 2 in (94.5 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) |
| Deck clearance: | 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 2,500 hp from 2 Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity: | 800 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2] |
The MV Klahowya is an Evergreen State Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Klahowya can currently (July 2014) be found in the San Juan Islands, running the Inter-Island service. The Klahowya served nearly all of her career on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run before being moved to the San Juans to replace her sister ship, MV Evergreen State, which was retired. In early 2008, and again in August 2012, she did short stints on the Inter-Island run due to a vessel shortage. She was moved to the Inter-Island route on June 30th, 2014[3] and is expected to remain there until her retirement.
Klahowya is Chinook for "Greetings."
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Klahowya (ship, 1958). |
- ↑ The Evergree State class today - M/V Klahowya, evergreenfleet.com
- ↑ Vessel info - M/V Klahowya, WSF, WSDOT
- ↑ "WSF Bulletin". Washington State Ferries.
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