Issaquah 100 class ferry

The Issaquah 100-class vessel Sealth at left with upgraded Issaquah 130-class vessel Chelan at right
Class overview
Builders: Marine Power & Equipment Co., Seattle
Operators: Washington State Ferries
Built: 19791981
In service: May 1980present[1]
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Active: 1 (MV Sealth)
General characteristics [2]
Type: Auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage: 2,477 GT
Length: 328 ft (100.0 m)
Beam: 78 ft 8 in (24.0 m)
Draft: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Decks: 1 auto deck/1 passenger deck
Deck clearance: 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) diesel engines
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity:
  • 1,200 passengers
  • 90 vehicles

The Issaquah 100 Class (originally known as Issaquah Class) ferries were built for the Washington State Ferries in the early 1980s. Each Issaquah ferry can carry 1200 passengers and 90 cars. Since then, five of the ferries have been upgraded to become the Issaquah 130 Class leaving just the MV Sealth unmodified.

Ferries originally built in this class include:

References

  1. Colton, Tim (2008). "Marine Power & Equipment". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. "M/V Sealth". Washington State Dept of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

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