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History | |
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Name | MV Sally Fox |
Owner | King County |
Operator | King County Water Taxi |
Port of registry | Seattle, Washington |
Route | Vashon Island–Seattle |
Builder | All American Marine |
Cost | US$6.25 million |
Laid down | 2014 |
Launched | December 15, 2014[1] |
Completed | 2014 |
In service | April 8, 2015[2] |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Catamaran passenger ferry [3] |
Length | 104.3 ft (31.8 m) |
Beam | 32.9 ft (10.0 m) |
Draft | 3.6 ft (1.1 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 2 x 1,800 bhp (1,300 kW) ( biodiesel engines) |
Propulsion | Fixed-pitch propellers |
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Capacity | 278 passengers |
Crew | 3 |
MV Sally Fox is a passenger-only ferry built for the King County Water Taxi. The Sally Fox is 104 feet (32 m) long and has a capacity of 278 passengers seated in two indoor decks and outdoor balconies. The aluminum catamaran was built in 2014 by All American Marine in Bellingham, Washington for US$6.25 million (US$8.03 million in 2023 dollars [4]), and is used primarily on the Vashon Island–Seattle route. The boat began operating on the Vashon route in April 2015, replacing two leased boats. [5] The vessel was named for Sally Fox, a Vashon Island activist who fought for passenger ferry service to the island. [6] It is the sister ship of the MV Doc Maynard, which entered service in 2016. [7]
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History | |
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Name | MV Sally Fox |
Owner | King County |
Operator | King County Water Taxi |
Port of registry | Seattle, Washington |
Route | Vashon Island–Seattle |
Builder | All American Marine |
Cost | US$6.25 million |
Laid down | 2014 |
Launched | December 15, 2014[1] |
Completed | 2014 |
In service | April 8, 2015[2] |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Catamaran passenger ferry [3] |
Length | 104.3 ft (31.8 m) |
Beam | 32.9 ft (10.0 m) |
Draft | 3.6 ft (1.1 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 2 x 1,800 bhp (1,300 kW) ( biodiesel engines) |
Propulsion | Fixed-pitch propellers |
Speed |
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Capacity | 278 passengers |
Crew | 3 |
MV Sally Fox is a passenger-only ferry built for the King County Water Taxi. The Sally Fox is 104 feet (32 m) long and has a capacity of 278 passengers seated in two indoor decks and outdoor balconies. The aluminum catamaran was built in 2014 by All American Marine in Bellingham, Washington for US$6.25 million (US$8.03 million in 2023 dollars [4]), and is used primarily on the Vashon Island–Seattle route. The boat began operating on the Vashon route in April 2015, replacing two leased boats. [5] The vessel was named for Sally Fox, a Vashon Island activist who fought for passenger ferry service to the island. [6] It is the sister ship of the MV Doc Maynard, which entered service in 2016. [7]