Regular ferry service on the Dalco Passage between Point Defiance in Tacoma and Tahlequah on Vashon Island started with the MV "Skansonia" in June 1951 during the creation of the WSF, and served the route until the completion of the MV "Hiyu" in 1967.
Regular ferry service on the Dalco Passage between Point Defiance in Tacoma and Tahlequah on Vashon Island started with the MV "Skansonia" in June 1951 during the creation of the WSF. The "Skansonia", launched from a Gig Harbor shipyard in July 1929 and rebuilt in 1949, served the route until the completion of the MV "Hiyu" in 1967.