MV Elwha
The MV Elwha passing Flat Point between Lopez Island and Canoe Island | |
| History | |
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| Owner | WSDOT |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Launched | December 16, 1967 |
| Christened | December 16, 1967 |
| Completed |
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| Maiden voyage | June 16, 1968 |
| Out of service | April 17, 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Retired |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Super-class ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 3,978 long tons (4,042 t) |
| Length | 382 ft 2 in (116.5 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m) |
| Decks | 2 auto decks/2 passenger decks |
| Deck clearance | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Installed power | Total 10,200 hp (7,600 kW) from 4 × diesel-electric engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 14 |
MV Elwha was a Super-class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. The 382-foot (116 m) vessel entered service in June 1968, and spent most of her career working the Anacortes-San Juan Islands-Sidney B.C. route. Elwha was retired in 2020 and set to be scrapped in 2024 until the sale to an Ecuadorian firm was cancelled amid contract issues. She was instead sold in 2025 to a local company to be converted into a floating office and warehouse.