{{Short description|Auto/passenger ferry operated in Washington State}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Chimacum Ferry.jpg |image_caption=''Chimacum '' parked at [[Colman Dock]] in [[Downtown Seattle]] shortly after she was accepted by [[Washington State Ferries]] in April 2017 }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=''Chimacum'' |owner=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |operator=[[Washington State Ferries]] |registry={{flagicon|US}} [[Seattle, Washington]] |route=[[Seattle–Bremerton ferry|Seattle–Bremerton]] |ordered= Spring 2014 |builder=[[Vigor Industrial]], Seattle, Washington |original_cost=$135 million (approximate) |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down=December 9, 2014 |launched=July 8, 2016 |christened=September 14, 2016 |completed= |acquired=April 7, 2017 |maiden_voyage=May 24, 2017 (temporary) |in_service=June 23, 2017 (official) |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|9801770}} *{{MMSI Number|367712660}} *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WDI5854 |fate= |status=In service |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header= | header_caption= | class = {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]] | tonnage = | displacement = {{convert|4363.77|LT|t|lk=in}} | length = {{convert|362|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|83|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = | draft = {{convert|18|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|24|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | decks = 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) | deck_clearance = {{convert|16|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | ramps = | ice_class = | sail_plan = | power = {{convert|6,000|hp|abbr=on}} total from two [[EMD 710|EMD 12-710G7C]] diesel engines | propulsion = Diesel | speed = {{convert|17|kn|0|lk=in}} | capacity = *1,500 passengers *144 vehicles (max 34 tall vehicles) | crew = 14 (12 with sun deck closed) | notes = Source: <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chimacum |url=https://wsdot.com/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=74 |access-date=December 17, 2021 |website=Washington State Ferries}}</ref> }} }}
'''MV ''Chimacum''''' is the third vessel of the {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto ferries]] for the [[Washington State Ferries]] system. The ship was built by [[Vigor Industrial]] at their shipyard in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and entered service on the [[Seattle–Bremerton route]] in 2017.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry" />
==Description and design== [[File:M-V Chimacum.jpg|thumb|The ''Chimacum'' makes her first public arrival in Seattle after her first trip from Bremerton to Seattle with passengers on board|left]] The {{sclass2|Olympic|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto ferries]], also known as the 144 Car Ferries, are based on the ''Issaquah'' design.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry">{{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]] |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414041912/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/144carferries/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They measure {{convert|362|ft|0|in|m}} [[Length overall|long overall]]<ref name="Vessel Map">{{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]]}}</ref> and {{cvt|335|ft|3|in}} [[Length between perpendiculars|between perpendiculars]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> with a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] at the lower vehicle deck of {{cvt|83|ft|4|in}} and a [[Draft (hull)|draft]] at design load waterline of {{cvt|16|ft|6|in}}. The vessels have a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] at design load waterline of {{convert|4320|LT|t|lk=on}}.<ref name="Vessel Map" />
Ferries of the Olympic class are powered by two [[Electro-Motive Diesel]] (EMD) two-stroke [[EMD 710|12-710G7C]] [[diesel engine]]s, each mounted at either end of the ferry turning a propeller at each end of the ship<ref>{{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}}</ref> creating {{convert|6,000|shp|lk=on}} total.<ref name="Vessel Map" /> 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.<ref name="Vessel Map" />
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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.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry" /> The name ''Chimacum'', the gathering place of the [[Chimakum|Chemakum]] tribe, was chosen by the Washington State Transportation Commission in November 2014.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry" />
She was [[Ceremonial ship launching|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.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The vessel cost $123 million approximately.<ref name="WSDOT-144Ferry" /> ''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The vessel entered regular service in June 2017 on the [[Seattle–Bremerton route]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In November 2020, ''Chimacum'' was the only ferry servicing the route after emergency repairs were required for fleetmate {{MV|Spokane||2}}.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://wsdot.com/Ferries/VesselWatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=74 Washington State Ferries – Chimacum Vessel Details] {{WSF Ferry Classes}}
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