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Evergreen State-class ferry

MV Tillikum, one of the Evergreen State-class ferries
Class overview
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
Laid up:	1
Retired:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Evergreen State-class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage:	2041
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 is service speed:16 knots is max speed
Capacity:	87 cars 800-1092 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:

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  MV Evergreen State (Retired)
  


• 
  MV Klahowya (Retired)
  


• MV Tillikum
  

External links

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  "Washington State Ferries History". Washington State Department of Transportation.
  

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