Issaquah 100 class ferry

Class overview
The Issaquah 100-class vessel Sealth at left with upgraded Issaquah 130-class vessel Chelan at right
Builders:	Marine Power & Equipment Co., Seattle
Operators:	Washington State Ferries
Built:	1979–1981
In service:	May 1980–present^[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

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

External links

Washington State Ferries current fleet

Jumbo Mark-II-class	MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup

Jumbo-class	MV Spokane MV Walla Walla

Super-class	MV Hyak MV Kaleetan MV Yakima MV Elwha

Olympic-class	MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum (under construction)

Issaquah 130-class	MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Issaquah MV Kitsap MV Kittitas

Issaquah-class	MV Sealth

Evergreen State-class	MV Klahowya MV Tillikum

Kwa-di Tabil-class	MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick

Hiyu-class	MV Hiyu

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