Evergreen State-class ferry

{{Use American English|date=May 2023}} {{Short description|Auto/passenger ferries operated by Washington State}} {{Infobox ship |infobox_caption=Evergreen State-class |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=MV Tillikum Large.jpg |image_caption={{MV|Tillikum}}, one of the ''Evergreen State''-class ferries }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |builders=Puget Sound Dredge and Bridge Company |operators=[[Washington State Ferries]] |class_before= |class_after={{sclass|Olympic|ferry}} |subclasses= |built_range=1954-1959 |in_service_range=1954-present |total_ships_building= |total_ships_planned= |total_ships_completed=3 |total_ships_canceled= |total_ships_active=1 |total_ships_laid_up= |total_ships_lost= |total_ships_retired=2 |total_ships_scrapped= |total_ships_preserved= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Auto/passenger [[ferry]] |tonnage= {{convert|2041|lt|lbs}} |displacement= |length={{convert|310|ft|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|73|ft|abbr=on}} |height= |draft={{convert|15|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks=*1 auto *1 passenger |deck_clearance={{convert|13|ft|7|in|abbr=on}} |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power={{convert|2500|hp|abbr=on}} |propulsion=Diesel-electric |speed= *{{Convert|13|knots}} (service) *{{Convert|16|knots}} (maximum) |capacity=*87 cars *800-1,092 passengers |crew= |notes= }} }} The '''''Evergreen State''-class ferries''' was a [[class (ship)|class]] of three [[ferry|ferries]] 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:

* {{MV|Evergreen State}} <small>(Retired)</small> * {{MV|Klahowya}} <small>(Retired)</small> * {{MV|Tillikum}}

== External links == *{{cite web |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?fuseaction=classes |title=Vessels By Class |website=Washington State Department of Transportation}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/History.htm |title=Washington State Ferries History |website=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=2013-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720144041/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/History.htm |archive-date=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead }}

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