MV Illahee

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|Ship name=*1927-1940: MV ''Lake Tahoe''

|Ship name=*1927-1940: ''Lake Tahoe''

*1940-2009: MV ''Illahee''

*1940-2009: ''Illahee''

|Ship owner=*1927-1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]]

|Ship owner=*1927-1940: [[Southern Pacific Railroad#Ferry service|Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd]]

*1940-1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]]

*1940-1951: [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]]

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The '''MV ''Illahee''''' was a {{sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]].

'''MV ''Illahee''''' was a {{sclass2|Steel Electric|ferry}} operated by [[Washington State Ferries]].

Originally built as the MV ''Lake Tahoe'' in [[Oakland, California]] for the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], she started out serving on SP's Golden Gate Ferries subsidiary on [[San Francisco Bay]]. She was purchased by the [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] in 1940, and she was moved to [[Puget Sound]] and renamed the MV ''Illahee'' until [[Washington State Ferries]] acquired and took over operations in 1951.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/illaheeretired.html The MV ''Illahee''] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>

Originally built as MV ''Lake Tahoe'' in [[Oakland, California]] for the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], she started out serving on SP's Golden Gate Ferries subsidiary on [[San Francisco Bay]]. She was purchased by the [[Puget Sound Navigation Company]] in 1940, and she was moved to [[Puget Sound]] and renamed ''Illahee'' until [[Washington State Ferries]] acquired and took over operations in 1951.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/illaheeretired.html The MV ''Illahee''] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>

She was serving on the inter-island route in the [[San Juan Islands]] when the entire Steel Electric class was [[Steel Electric-class ferry#Corrosion and 2007 withdrawal from service|withdrawn from service]] on November 20, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004064725_ferry11m.html |title=Crucial Car Ferry Likely Out For A Year Or More |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204010828/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004064725_ferry11m.html |archive-date=2010-12-04 |work=Seattle Times |date=December 11, 2007}}</ref> due to hull corrosion issues.

She was serving on the inter-island route in the [[San Juan Islands]] when the entire Steel Electric class was [[Steel Electric-class ferry#Corrosion and 2007 withdrawal from service|withdrawn from service]] on November 20, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004064725_ferry11m.html |title=Crucial Car Ferry Likely Out For A Year Or More |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204010828/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004064725_ferry11m.html |archive-date=2010-12-04 |work=Seattle Times |date=December 11, 2007}}</ref> due to hull corrosion issues.

In the summer of 2009, the ''Illahee'' and her sisters were sold to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor and was scrapped in Ensenada, Mexico.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/illaheeretired.html The MV ''Illahee''] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>

In the summer of 2009, ''Illahee'' and her sisters were sold to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor and was scrapped in Ensenada, Mexico.<ref>[http://www.evergreenfleet.com/illaheeretired.html The MV ''Illahee''] - evergreenfleet.com</ref>

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