# Evergreen State-class ferry

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Auto/passenger ferries operated by Washington State

Evergreen State-class MV Tillikum, one of the Evergreen State-class ferries Class overview Builders Puget Sound Dredge and Bridge Company Operators Washington State Ferries Succeeded by Olympic-class ferry Built 1954-1959 In service 1954-present Completed 3 Active 1 Retired 2 General characteristics Type Auto/passenger ferry Tonnage 2,041 long tons (4,572,000 lb) Length 310 ft (94 m) Beam 73 ft (22 m) Draft 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) Decks 1 auto 1 passenger Deck clearance 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) Installed power 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) Propulsion Diesel-electric Speed 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (service) 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum) Capacity 87 cars 800-1,092 passengers

The ***Evergreen State*-class ferries** was a [class](/source/Class_(ship)) of three [ferries](/source/Ferry) built by the Puget Sound Dredge and Bridge Company for [Washington State Ferries](/source/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*](/source/MV_Evergreen_State) (Retired)

- [MV *Klahowya*](/source/MV_Klahowya) (Retired)

- [MV *Tillikum*](/source/MV_Tillikum)

## External links

- ["Vessels By Class"](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?fuseaction=classes). *Washington State Department of Transportation*.

- ["Washington State Ferries History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130720144041/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/History.htm). *Washington State Department of Transportation*. Archived from [the original](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Ferries/yourwsf/History.htm) on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-13.

v t e Washington State Ferries Routes Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Island Seattle–Bremerton Terminals Colman Dock (Seattle) Other Public art Current fleet Evergreen State class MV Tillikum Super class MV Kaleetan MV Yakima Jumbo class MV Spokane MV Walla Walla Issaquah class MV Issaquah MV Kittitas MV Kitsap MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Sealth Jumbo Mark-II class MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup Kwa-di Tabil class MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick Olympic class MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum MV Suquamish MV Wishkah (future) Retired fleet Wood Electric class MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie Steel Electric class MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa Evergreen State class MV Evergreen State MV Klahowya Super class MV Hyak MV Elwha Skagit Kalama class MV Kalama MV Skagit Passenger-Only Fast Ferry class MV Chinook MV Snohomish No class MV Chippewa MV Crosline MV Hiyu MV Kalakala MV Kitsap (1925) MV Kulshan MV Leschi MV Olympic MV Rhododendron MV Rosario SS San Mateo SS Shasta MV Skansonia MV Tyee MV Vashon

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