MV Tillikum

The MV Tillikum is the sole remaining Evergreen State-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries and one of the oldest ferries operating in the WSF system.

MV Tillikum off of Fauntleroy ferry terminal, Seattle
History
Name	MV Tillikum
Owner	WSDOT
Operator	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry	Seattle, Washington,  United States
Completed	1959 Refit: 1994
Identification	IMO number: 8836120 MMSI number: 366773090 Callsign: WL3377[1] Official Number: D278437
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Class and type	Evergreen State-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement	2413
Length	310 ft 2 in (94.5 m)
Beam	73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Decks	3
Deck clearance	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed power	Total 2,500 hp from 2 Diesel-Electric engines
Propulsion	DIESEL-ELECTRIC (AC)
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Capacity	1200 passengers 87 vehicles (max 30 commercial)[2]

The Tillikum was built in 1959 for service between Seattle and Bainbridge Island. Upon the delivery of the Super-class ferries in 1968, the Tillikum was moved to the Edmonds-Kingston run where it remained until approximately 1980. After being displaced by the Issaquah-class ferry Chelan in the early 1980s, the Tillikum spent roughly a decade as a relief boat before settling on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run in the early 1990s. The Tillikum became been a reserve vessel since the delivery of the Samish in 2015. Since the retirement of her sister Klahowya in 2017, she has been serving primarily as the San Juan Inter-island vessel.