MV Illahee

MV Illahee
History
Name
  • 1927-1940: MV Lake Tahoe
  • 1940-2009: MV Illahee
Owner
Operator
Port of registrySeattle, Washington  USA
OrderedSeptember 18, 1926
BuilderMoore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California
Completed
  • Built: 1927
  • First Refit: 1958
  • Second Refit: 1986
In service1927
Out of serviceNovember 20, 2007
Identification
FateScrapped in 2009, Ensenada, Mexico
General characteristics
Class and typeSteel Electric-class auto/passenger ferry
Length256 ft 2 in (78 m)
Beam73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
Draft12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Deck clearance12 ft 7 in (3.8 m)
Installed powerTotal 2,896 hp (2,160 kW) from 2 x diesel-electric engines
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity
  • 616 passengers
  • 59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)[1]

The MV Illahee was a Steel Electric-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.

Originally built as the MV Lake Tahoe in Oakland, California for the Southern Pacific Railroad, she started out serving on SP's Golden Gate Ferries subsidiary on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1940, and she was moved to Puget Sound and renamed the MV Illahee until Washington State Ferries acquired and took over operations in 1951.[2]

She was serving on the inter-island route in the San Juan Islands when the entire Steel Electric class was withdrawn from service on November 20, 2007[3] due to hull corrosion issues.

In the summer of 2009, the Illahee and her sisters were sold to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor and was scrapped in Ensenada, Mexico.[4]

  1. ^ Vessel Information on the MV Illahee - WSDOT, WSF
  2. ^ The MV Illahee - evergreenfleet.com
  3. ^ "Crucial Car Ferry Likely Out For A Year Or More". Seattle Times. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04.
  4. ^ The MV Illahee - evergreenfleet.com