MV Chetzemoka

History
Chetzemoka arriving at Keystone (2011)
Name:	MV Chetzemoka
Owner:	Washington State Ferries
Operator:	Washington State Ferries
Route:	Point Defiance- Tahlequah
Builder:	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle
Cost:	$77.5 million USD
Launched:	March 2, 2010
Maiden voyage:	November 14, 2010
In service:	November 15, 2010
Status:	In Service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kwa-di Tabil-class auto/passenger ferry
Length:	273 ft 8 in (83.4 m)^[1]
Deck clearance:	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion:	Diesel, Fixed Pitch Propeller^[2]
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity:	64 vehicles, 748 passengers^[3]

MV Chetzemoka ("The Chetzy") is a Kwa-di Tabil-class ferry built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for the Washington State Ferries. It was scheduled to start on the Port Townsend-Coupeville (Keystone)^{[note 1]} route in September 2010, but sea trials revealed excessive vibrations in the vessel's propulsion system.^[5] The ferry was christened by Governor Christine Gregoire and began service November 14, 2010.^[6]

The vessel was named after the Klallam chief Chetzemoka, who was influential during the early European-American settlement of Port Townsend.^[3]

The Chetzemoka began service to Vashon Island on January 23, 2012, replacing the now-retired MV Rhododendron on the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route.

Design

The Chetzemoka's design is based on that of the MV Island Home, a ferry that is owned by The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. The particular class has had some mechanical issues, causing some in Washington to question the use of the design.

The Chetzemoka's design is somewhat unique for a Washington State Ferry, as the vessel has two elevators, multiple stairwells, and a smoke stack on the same side of the ferry, instead of being symmetrical, aside from having a single elevator on one side of a typical Washington State Ferry. This oddity in design has given the vessel a pronounced 1 degree list, causing some to call the vessel 'Eileen' (I Lean). When the boat is loaded, the list is not noticeable. The Chetzemoka is also the first "smaller scale" vessel to allow access to the "Texas Deck", the area on top of the vessel between pilot houses. Only the Super-class, Jumbo-class, and Jumbo Mark II-class ferries allow such access. The Chetzemoka is also the first vessel in the Washington State Ferries fleet to have a mezzanine deck, between the main passenger cabin and the car deck, which on one side is primarily configured to hold bicycles (instead of them being relegated to the car deck), and the other simply for passengers. These mezzanine decks are not connected, except via the main passenger cabin, allowing for a full 16 feet (4.9 m) clearance in the center of the vessel.

After some time in service, ballast was added to the vessel correcting the stability issues.

Notes

↑ The Washington State Department of Transportation renamed the Keystone ferry terminal to Coupeville beginning with the Fall 2010 sailing schedule, and currently refers to the terminal as "Coupeville (Keystone)".^[4]

References

↑ Elliott Bay Design Group (September 3, 2008). "New 60-Auto Ferry, Profiles and Arrangements" (PDF). Washington State Ferries. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 14, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ "The Kwa-di Tabil Class". Evergreen Fleet. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
1 2 "M/V Chetzemoka". Washington State Ferries. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ Moseley, David (August 20, 2010). "New Ferry Chetzemoka Update" (PDF) (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
↑ Friedrich, Ed (August 4, 2010). "State's Newest Ferry Over Budget, but Total Package Shouldn't Be". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ Gilmore, Susan (November 14, 2010). "Washington state's newest ferry, Chetzemoka, christened Sunday". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

External links

Media related to Chetzemoka (ship, 2010) at Wikimedia Commons

Washington State Ferries

Routes

Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Seattle–Bremerton

Terminals

Colman Dock (Seattle)

Current fleet

Jumbo Mark-II-class	MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup

Jumbo-class	MV Spokane MV Walla Walla

Super-class	MV Hyak MV Kaleetan MV Yakima MV Elwha

Olympic-class	MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum (under construction) MV Suquamish (under construction)

Issaquah 130-class	MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Issaquah MV Kitsap MV Kittitas

Issaquah-class	MV Sealth

Evergreen State-class	MV Klahowya MV Tillikum

Kwa-di Tabil-class	MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick

Retired fleet

Steel Electric-class	MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa

Wood Electric-class	MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie

Evergreen State-class	MV Evergreen State

Skagit Kalama-class	MV Kalama MV Skagit

Passenger-Only Fast Ferry-class	MV Chinook MV Snohomish

No Class	MV Chippewa MV Crosline MV Hiyu MV Kalakala MV Kitsap (1925) MV Kulshan MV Leschi MV Olympic MV Rhododendron MV Rosario MV Saksnonia MV Tyee MV Vashon SS San Mateo SS Shasta

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