Steel Electric-class ferry

	The MV Illahee in the San Juans
Class overview
Operators	1927–1940 Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd; 1940–1951 Black Ball Line; 1951–2007 Washington State Ferries;
Succeeded by	Super class; Kwa-di Tabil class;
Built	1927; Refit: 1981–1987;
In service	1927–2007
Completed	6
Retired	6
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage	1,368 GT; 930 NT;
Length	256 ft (78.0 m)
Beam	73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
Draft	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Deck clearance	13 ft 9 in (4.2 m)
Installed power	Total 2,896 hp (2,160 kW) from 2 x diesel-electric engines
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	616 passengers; 59–64 vehicles (max 24 commercial);

The Steel Electric-class ferries are a class of auto/passenger ferries that became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were built on San Francisco Bay for service on Southern Pacific and Northwestern Pacific Railroad routes across that bay.

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