MV Elwha
 The MV Elwha passing Flat Point between Lopez Island and Canoe Island | |
| History | |
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| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  USA |
| Route: | Anacortes - San Juan Islands |
| Completed: |
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| Status: | In Service - Anacortes/San Juans/Sidney, B.C. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Super-class ferry |
| Tonnage: |
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| Length: | 382 ft 2 in (116.5 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m) |
| Draft: | 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m) |
| Decks: | 2 auto decks/2 passenger decks |
| Deck clearance: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Installed power: | Total 10,200 hp from 4 × Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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MV Elwha is a Super-class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. The Elwha was originally built for the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route where it ran until being displaced by the Jumbo class ferries in the early 1970s. In the early 1980s it was reassigned to the San Juan Islands where it has remained ever since.
Elwha is usually working the Anacortes-San Juan Islands route, and is one of only two ferries in the system certified for international sailings because she meets certain Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) standards. This allows Elwha to make the crossing between the United States and Canada. The only other vessel in the system with this certification is Chelan. On October 2, 1983 the Elwha ran aground in Grindstone Harbor.[1][2] On 7 April 2006, one of Elwha's two propulsion drive motors suffered a catastrophic failure.[3] The ferry did not reenter service until August 2007.[4]
The Elwha was removed from service on July 10, 2015 due to necessary repairs to its drive motors. The Kitsap was pulled from Bremerton and sailed in the Elwha's #5 position for the remainder of the summer sailing season. After having her drive motor repaired for the entirety of the summer and early fall, the Elwha made her return to the Sidney route on November 3rd, 2015.
References
- ↑ http://sanjuanupdate.com/2012/02/passing-peggy-warrack-the-siren-of-the-san-juans/ retrieved 1/19/15
- ↑ http://www.dennisnybackfilms.com/2012/02/1313/ retrieved 1/19/15
- ↑ Jacobson, Kimberly (20 September 2006). "New State Ferry Wave2Go System for Tickets". Anacortes American. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006.
- ↑ "MV Elwha". Westcoast Ferries Forum. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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