MV Chimacum
{{Short description|Auto/passenger ferry operated in Washington State}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Chimacum Ferry.jpg |Ship caption=Chimacum parked at Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle shortly after she was accepted by Washington State Ferries in April 2017 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=Chimacum |Ship owner=Washington State Department of Transportation |Ship operator=Washington State Ferries |Ship registry={{flagicon|US}} Seattle, Washington |Ship route=Seattle–Bremerton |Ship ordered= Spring 2014 |Ship builder=Vigor Industrial, Seattle, Washington |Ship original cost=$135 million (approximate) |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=December 9, 2014 |Ship launched=July 8, 2016 |Ship christened=September 14, 2016 |Ship completed= |Ship acquired=April 7, 2017 |Ship maiden voyage=May 24, 2017 (temporary) |Ship in service=June 23, 2017 (official) |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9801770}}
|Ship fate= |Ship status=In service |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class = {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} auto/passenger ferry | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = {{convert|4363.77|LT|t|lk=in}} | Ship length = {{convert|362|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|83|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|18|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = {{convert|24|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) | Ship deck clearance = {{convert|16|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = {{convert|6,000|hp|abbr=on}} total from two EMD 12-710G7C diesel engines | Ship propulsion = Diesel | Ship speed = {{convert|17|kn|0|lk=in}} | Ship capacity =
| Ship crew = 14 (12 with sun deck closed) | Ship notes = Source: {{Cite web |title=Chimacum |url=https://wsdot.com/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=74 |access-date=December 17, 2021 |website=Washington State Ferries}} }} |
MV Chimacum is the third vessel of the {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} auto ferries for the Washington State Ferries system. The ship was built by Vigor Industrial at their shipyard in Seattle, Washington and entered service on the Seattle–Bremerton route in 2017.
Description and design
The {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} auto ferries, also known as the 144 Car Ferries, are based on the Issaquah design.{{Cite web |title=Ferries – Olympic Class (144-Car) Ferries |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/144carferries/ |access-date=April 15, 2015 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation}} They measure {{convert|362|ft|0|in|m}} long overall{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2006 |title=144 Auto Ferry Vessel Map |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E18CADE8-0195-43DA-93AB-51BBCD140BA8/0/VesselMap.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327130726/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E18CADE8-0195-43DA-93AB-51BBCD140BA8/0/VesselMap.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |website=Washington State Ferries}} and {{cvt|335|ft|3|in}} between perpendiculars{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2008 |title=144 Car Ferries – General Arrangement – Revision C |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2009/05/29/709800103RevCGeneralArrangement.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007201925/https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2009/05/29/709800103RevCGeneralArrangement.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=Washington State Department of Transport}} with a beam at the lower vehicle deck of {{cvt|83|ft|4|in}} and a draft at design load waterline of {{cvt|16|ft|6|in}}. The vessels have a displacement at design load waterline of {{convert|4320|LT|t|lk=on}}.
Ferries of the Olympic class are powered by two Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) two-stroke 12-710G7C diesel engines, each mounted at either end of the ferry turning a propeller at each end of the ship{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2014 |title=Revitalisation of the Pacific Northwest Ferry Fleet |url=https://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/revitalisation-of-pacific-northwest-ferry-fleet |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=motorship.com}} creating {{convert|6,000|shp|lk=on}} total. This gives the ships a maximum speed of {{convert|17|kn|lk=in}} and the vessels have capacity for {{convert|63700|USgal}} of diesel fuel. The Olympic-class ferries were designed with two car decks, a sun deck and a passenger deck. They can load up to 144 automobiles, using a ramp that is two lanes wide. The ferries can embark 1,500 persons with seating for 1,300.
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Construction and career
The Olympic class is the result of the Washington State Department of Transportation requiring replacements for its aging ferry fleet. Funding for a third Olympic-class vessel was authorized in the Spring 2014 session of the Washington State Legislature, and the keel laying and first weld took place on December 9, 2014. The name Chimacum, the gathering place of the Chemakum tribe, was chosen by the Washington State Transportation Commission in November 2014.
She was christened on September 14, 2016 by Lynne Griffith, who at the time was serving as the head of the ferries system, the first woman to hold the office. The ceremony took place at the Vigor Industrial shipyard on Seattle's Harbor Island.{{Cite news |last=Demay |first=Daniel |date=September 14, 2016 |title=Boarding soon: State christens newest ferry, set for Bremerton run next spring |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Boarding-soon-State-christens-newest-ferry-set-9223262.php |access-date=September 14, 2016}} She was delivered to Washington State Ferries on April 7, 2017, with her entry into service, replacing {{MV|Klahowya||2}}, expected in the following months.{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Third Olympic Class Ferry Joins WSF fleet |url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/olympic-third-class424023 |access-date=7 April 2017 |publisher=Marine Link}} The vessel cost $123 million approximately. Chimacum was forced into a three-day early temporary service on May 24 after {{MV|Kitsap||2}} suffered a mechanical breakdown and all other vessels were in maintenance until {{MV|Kaleetan||2}}, could replace her on the Seattle–Bremerton run to finish sea trials and training.{{Cite web |last=Friedrich |first=Ed |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Chimacum rushing into emergency service |url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/05/23/chimacum-rushing-into-emergency-service/102079240/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=Kitsap Sun}} The vessel entered regular service in June 2017 on the Seattle–Bremerton route.{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2018 |title=State christens newest ferry Suquamish |url=https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/state-christens-newest-ferry-suquamish/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=Kitsap News}} In November 2020, Chimacum was the only ferry servicing the route after emergency repairs were required for fleetmate {{MV|Spokane||2}}.{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2020 |title=Only one ferry to sail Seattle-Bremerton route this week |url=https://mynorthwest.com/2300003/one-ferry-sail-seattle-bremerton-route/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=mynorthwest.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://wsdot.com/Ferries/VesselWatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=74 Washington State Ferries – Chimacum Vessel Details]
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Category:Ships built in Seattle