# MV Nisqually > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/MV_Nisqually > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/MV_Nisqually.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Nisqually > Source revision: 1327495295 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Ferry MV Nisqually on Puget Sound History Name 1927–1940: Mendocino 1940–2011: Nisqually Owner 1927–1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940–1951: Puget Sound Navigation Company 1951–2007: WSDOT Operator 1927–1940: Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd 1940–1951: Black Ball Line 1951–2007: Washington State Ferries Port of registry Seattle, Washington, Launched 14 April 1927 Completed Built in 1927 Rebuilt in 1958 and 1987 In service 1927 Out of service November 20, 2007 Identification IMO number: 8836168 Official Number: 226712 Call sign: WA8696 Fate Scrapped, 2011 General characteristics Class & type Steel Electric-class auto/passenger ferry Tonnage 1,368 GT 930 NT Length 256 ft (78 m) Beam 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m) Draft 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) Deck clearance 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) Installed power 2 x diesel-electric engines, total 2,896 hp (2,160 kW) Speed 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Capacity 616 passengers 59 vehicles (max 24 commercial)[1] **MV *Nisqually*** was a [Steel Electric-class](/source/Steel_Electric-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) formerly operated by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). Originally built as MV *Mendocino* in San Francisco for Northwestern Pacific Railroad, she started out serving [Southern Pacific Railways](/source/Southern_Pacific_Railroad#Ferry_service) on their Golden Gate Ferries line on [San Francisco Bay](/source/San_Francisco_Bay). She was purchased by the [Puget Sound Navigation Company](/source/Puget_Sound_Navigation_Company) in 1940, and moved to [Puget Sound](/source/Puget_Sound) where she was renamed *Nisqually*, later being acquired by [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries) who took over operations in 1951.[2] In July 1963 *Nisqually* was working on the [Edmonds-Kingston route](/source/Edmonds-Kingston_route). The ferry was heading to Edmonds when a [tanker](/source/Tanker_(ship)) struck *Nisqually*. No one was hurt, but the ferry suffered major damage. If the hull was not [sponsoned](/source/Sponson) out 8 feet (2.4 m) in 1958, the ferry would have sunk.[2] On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was [withdrawn from service](/source/Steel_Electric-class_ferry#Corrosion_and_2007_withdrawal_from_service) due to hull corrosion issues. *Nisqually* was not in service at the time. *Nisqually* at Ensenada, Mexico on May 8, 2010 [31°50′49.4″N 116°37′35.4″W / 31.847056°N 116.626500°W / 31.847056; -116.626500](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=MV_Nisqually¶ms=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](/source/Ensenada%2C_Mexico) on August 16. Presumably, *Nisqually* was cut up sometime between February and April 2011.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Vessel Information on the MV *Nisqually*](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=53) - WSDOT, WSF 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-evergreenfleet_2-2) [The MV *Nisqually*](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/nisquallyretired.html) - evergreenfleet.com 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 This ferry article is a stub. 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