Evergreen State-class ferry

Auto/passenger ferries operated by Washington State

Evergreen State-class
Class overview
MV Tillikum, one of the Evergreen State-class ferries
Builders	Puget Sound Dredge and Bridge Company
Operators	Washington State Ferries
Succeeded by	Olympic-class ferry
Built	1954-1959
In service	1954-present
Completed	3
Active	1
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage	2,041 long tons (4,572,000 lb)
Length	310 ft (94 m)
Beam	73 ft (22 m)
Draft	15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Decks	1 auto 1 passenger
Deck clearance	13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Installed power	2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (service) 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
Capacity	87 cars 800-1,092 passengers

The Evergreen State-class ferries were built by the Puget Sound Dredge and Bridge Company for Washington State Ferries beginning in 1953. This class was the first built after the state agency was created in 1951. Each Evergreen State-class ferry originally carried 100 cars and 1000 passengers.

The Evergreen State-class ferries include:

MV Evergreen State (Retired)
MV Klahowya (Retired)
MV Tillikum

External links

"Vessels By Class". Washington State Department of Transportation.
"Washington State Ferries History". Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-13.

Washington State Ferries

Routes
Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Island Seattle–Bremerton

Terminals
Colman Dock (Seattle)

Current fleet
Evergreen State class	MV Tillikum
Super class	MV Kaleetan MV Yakima
Jumbo class	MV Spokane MV Walla Walla
Issaquah class	MV Issaquah MV Kittitas MV Kitsap MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Sealth
Jumbo Mark-II class	MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup
Kwa-di Tabil class	MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick
Olympic class	MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum MV Suquamish MV Wishkah (future)

Retired fleet
Six Minute ferries	SS San Mateo SS Shasta
Wood Electric class	MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie
Steel Electric class	MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa
Evergreen State class	MV Evergreen State MV Klahowya
Super class	MV Hyak MV Elwha
Skagit Kalama class	MV Kalama MV Skagit
Passenger-Only Fast Ferry class	MV Chinook MV Snohomish
No class	MV Chippewa MV Crosline MV Hiyu MV Kalakala MV Kitsap (1925) MV Kulshan MV Leschi MV Olympic MV Rhododendron MV Rosario MV Skansonia MV Tyee MV Vashon