MV Tillikum

MV Tillikum off of Fauntleroy ferry terminal, Seattle
History
Name:	MV Tillikum
Owner:	WSDOT
Operator:	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry:	Seattle, Washington,  United States
Completed:	1959 Refit: 1994
Identification:	Official Number:D278437 Call Sign: WL3377[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 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed power:	Total 2,500 hp from 2 Diesel-Electric engines
Speed:	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity:	1200 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2]

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

The Tillikum was built in 1959 for service between Seattle and Bainbridge Island. Upon the delivery of the Super-class ferries in 1968, the Tillikum was moved to the Edmonds-Kingston run where it remained until approximately 1980. After being displaced by the Issaquah-class ferry Chelan in the early 1980s, the Tillikum spent roughly a decade as a relief boat before settling on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run in the early 1990s. The Tillikum has been a reserve vessel since the delivery of the Samish in 2015.

References

1. The Evergree State class today - M/V Tillikum, evergreenfleet.com
2. Vessel info - M/V Tillikum, WSF, WSDOT