MV Samish
Samish arriving in Anacortes in spring 2016. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Samish |
| Owner | Washington State Department of Transportation |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Route | Anacortes–San Juan Islands |
| Ordered | Spring 2012 |
| Builder | Vigor Industrial, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost | $126.45 million (approximate) |
| Laid down | March 8, 2013 |
| Launched | May 12, 2014 |
| Christened | May 20, 2015 |
| Completed | April 10, 2015 |
| Maiden voyage | June 14, 2015 |
| In service | June 14, 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Olympic-class auto/passenger ferry |
| Displacement | 4,384 long tons (4,454 t) |
| Length | 362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft 2 in (25.3 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Depth | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Decks | 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) |
| Deck clearance | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) total from two EMD 12-710G7C diesel engines |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 14 (12 with sun deck closed) |
MV Samish is the second vessel of the Olympic-class auto ferries built by Vigor Industrial for the Washington State Ferries system. The vessel started service with her maiden voyage to Friday Harbor as the #3 Boat in the San Juans on June 14, 2015.