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Vessel Information - Issaquah

M/V Issaquah

Vessel Drawing: Issiquah 130

Features / ADA Information

Main Cabin Galley: Yes  

Car Deck ADA Shelter: No

Main Cabin Restroom: Yes

Car Deck ADA Restroom: No

Elevator: Yes

802.11 WiFi Access: Yes

ADA Notes: The MV Issaquah has elevator access from the auto deck to the passenger deck. Notify a ticket seller if you are traveling by car and need to park near an elevator. The vessel has accessible restrooms located on the main passenger deck. The main passenger deck also has vending and newspaper machines. Dining areas have a minimum 32" clearance, food service counters are 34" from the floor and tables have specific wheelchair areas.


Vessel Information

Class: Issaquah 130

Type: Auto/Passenger Ferry

Length: 328'

Engines: 2

Beam: 78' 8"

Horsepower: 5,000

Draft: 16' 6"

Speed in Knots: 16

Max Passengers: 1200

Propulsion: DIESEL

Max Vehicles: 124

Gross Net Tonnage: 2475

Max Commercial Vehicles: 26

City Built: Seattle

Auto Deck Clearance: 15' 2"

Year Built/Re-built: 1979

Meaning of Issaquah: "Snake." Native Americans who traveled around the Issaquah region called it Sqwak because of the squawking sounds of the birds. The natives habitually said "ish" before words, forming the word "isquowh," which when spelled by settlers became Issaquah.