The MV ''Quinault'' was a operated by

Washington State Ferries Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals loca ...

. Originally built as the MV ''Redwood Empire'' in Oakland for Northwestern Pacific, she started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on

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. She was purchased by the

Puget Sound Navigation Company The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, WA and Victoria, BC on the Coho. History In the past, t ...

(PSN) in 1940, brought to

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and renamed the MV ''Quinault'', serving PSN until

acquired and took over operations in 1951. In 2002, ''Quinault'' was featured in a scene in the movie '' The Ring''. On November 20, 2007, the entire Steel Electric class was withdrawn from service due to hull corrosion issues. The ''Quinault'' was not in service at the time. On June 19, 2009, Washington State Ferries sold the ''Quinault'' and the other Steel Electrics for $200,000.00 to Eco Planet Recycling, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. In August 2009 the ferry was towed out of Eagle Harbor to Ensenada, Mexico and was cut up for scrap.The MV Quinault
- evergreenfleet.com

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