Issaquah 100 class ferry
 The Issaquah 100-class vessel Sealth at left with upgraded Issaquah 130-class vessel Chelan at right
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| Class overview | |
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| 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 |
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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. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "M/V Sealth". Washington State Dept of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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