M/V Rhododendron

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M/V Rhododendron

Class	Rhododendron Class
Type	Auto/Passenger Ferry
City Built	Baltimore
Year Built/Rebuilt	1947/1990
General Characteristics
Length	227'6"
Beam	62'
Draft	10'
Gross Tonnage	937
Net Tonnage	435
Speed	11 knots
Propulsion	Diesel
Engines	2
Horsepower	2,172
Passengers	546
Vehicles	65
Max Commercial Vehicles	15
Auto Deck Clearance	13'6"

The Rhododendron is the sole Rhododendron Class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. She is named for the state flower of Washington, the rhododendron.

As of late 2005, she is serving the Point Defiance (Tacoma)-Tahlequah route [1].

[edit] External links

• Vessel info from WSDOT