MV Issaquah

The MV Issaquah is an Issaquah-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

The Issaquah
History
Name	MV Issaquah
Owner	WSDOT
Operator	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry	Seattle, Washington,  United States
Route	Fauntleroy- Vashon Island- Southworth (as of 30 September 2017)
Ordered	1979 Original 1978 plans and design shelved, redesigned and replanned 1979.
Builder	Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle
Cost	$36,000,000 Original 1978 cost $59,040,000
Laid down	1979
Launched	1979
Christened	1979
Completed	1979 Refit: 1989
Acquired	1979
Maiden voyage	1979
In service	1979
Identification	IMO number: 7808102 MMSI number: 366773040 Callsign: WSD3625[1] Official Number: 624022
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Class and type	Issaquah-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement	3,310 long tons (3,360 t)
Length	328 ft (100.0 m)
Beam	78 ft 8 in (24.0 m)
Height	81 ft 8 in (24.89 m)
Draft	16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Decks	2 car decks 1 passenger deck
Deck clearance	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Installed power	Total 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) from 2 diesel engines
Propulsion	Diesel
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	1,200 passengers 124 vehicles (max 26 commercial)[2]
Crew	12

The ferry spent her early years on the Seattle/Bremerton route, then shifted around the system for a time, before being placed on the Southworth/Vashon/Fauntleroy route, where she has been pretty much ever since.[3]