MV Nisqually

{{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=WashingtonStateFerryNisqually.jpg |image_caption=Ferry MV ''Nisqually'' on [[Puget Sound]] }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=*1927–1940: ''Mendocino'' *1940–2011: ''Nisqually'' |owner=*1927–1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]] *1940–1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] *1951–2007: [[WSDOT]] |operator=*1927–1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]] *1940–1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company|Black Ball Line]] *1951–2007: [[Washington State Ferries]] |registry=[[Seattle, Washington]], {{flagicon|United States}} |route= |ordered= |builder= |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=14 April 1927 |completed=*Built in 1927 *Rebuilt in 1958 and 1987 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=1927 |out_of_service=November 20, 2007 |identification=*{{IMO Number|8836168}} *[[Official Number]]: 226712 *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: WA8696 |fate=Scrapped, 2011 |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class={{sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] |tonnage=* {{GT|1368}} * {{NetT|930}} |displacement= |length={{convert|256|ft|m|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|73|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= |draft={{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance={{convert|13|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power=2 x diesel-electric engines, total {{cvt|2,896|hp|lk=in}} |propulsion= |speed={{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} |capacity=*616 passengers *59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)<ref>[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=53 Vessel Information on the MV ''Nisqually''] - WSDOT, WSF</ref> |crew= |notes= }} }} '''MV ''Nisqually''''' was a {{sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry}} formerly operated by [[Washington State Ferries]].

Originally built as MV ''Mendocino'' in San Francisco for Northwestern Pacific Railroad, she started out serving [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific Railways]] on their Golden Gate Ferries line on [[San Francisco Bay]]. She was purchased by the [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] in 1940, and moved to [[Puget Sound]] where she was renamed ''Nisqually'', later being acquired by [[Washington State Ferries]] who took over operations in 1951.<ref name="evergreenfleet">[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/nisquallyretired.html The MV ''Nisqually''] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>

In July 1963 ''Nisqually'' was working on the [[Edmonds-Kingston route]]. The ferry was heading to Edmonds when a [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] struck ''Nisqually''. No one was hurt, but the ferry suffered major damage. If the hull was not [[sponson]]ed out {{convert|8|ft}} in 1958, the ferry would have sunk.<ref name="evergreenfleet" />

On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was [[Steel Electric-class ferry#Corrosion and 2007 withdrawal from service|withdrawn from service]] due to hull corrosion issues. ''Nisqually'' was not in service at the time.

[[File:MV Nisqually.jpg|thumb|left|''Nisqually'' at Ensenada, Mexico on May 8, 2010<br />{{coord|31|50|49.4|N|116|37|35.4|W}}]] Washington State Ferries sold ''Nisqually'' and her sister ferries to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California for scrap. All four ferries were sold for $200,000. ''Nisqually'' and ''Quinault'' were towed out of Eagle Harbor on August 7, 2009, arriving in [[Ensenada, Mexico]] on August 16. Presumably, ''Nisqually'' was cut up sometime between February and April 2011.<ref name="evergreenfleet" />

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