Steel Electric-class ferry

The MV Illahee in the San Juans
Class overview
Operators	1927–1940 Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940–1951 Black Ball Line 1951–2007 Washington State Ferries
Succeeded by	Super class Kwa-di Tabil class
Built	1927 Refit: 1981–1987
In service	1927–2007
Completed	6
Retired	6
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage	1,368 GT 930 NT
Length	256 ft (78.0 m)
Beam	73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
Draft	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Deck clearance	13 ft 9 in (4.2 m)
Installed power	Total 2,896 hp (2,160 kW) from 2 x diesel-electric engines
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	616 passengers 59–64 vehicles (max 24 commercial)

The Steel Electric-class ferries are a class of auto/passenger ferries that became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were built in San Francisco Bay for service on Southern Pacific and Northwestern Pacific Railroad routes across the bay.