The MV Elwha passing Flat Point between Lopez Island and Canoe Island
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History | |
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Owner | WSDOT |
Operator | Washington State Ferries |
Port of registry | Seattle, Washington, United States |
Launched | December 16, 1967 |
Christened | December 16, 1967 |
Completed |
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Maiden voyage | June 16, 1968 |
Out of service | April 17, 2020 |
Identification |
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Status | Retired |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Super-class ferry |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 3,978 long tons (4,042 t) |
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 (7,600 kW) from 4 × diesel-electric engines |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 14 |
MV Elwha was a Super-class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. The 382-foot (116 m) vessel entered service in June 1968, and spent most of her career working the Anacortes-San Juan Islands-Sidney B.C. route.[1] Elwha was retired in 2020 and set to be scrapped in 2024 until the sale was cancelled amid contract issues.