# MV Salish

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MV Salish arriving at the Keystone/Coupeville terminal History Name Salish Owner Washington State Ferries Operator Washington State Ferries Route Port Townsend-Coupeville (Keystone) (summer and shoulder season), relief vessel (winter) Builder Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle Yard number 100 Launched December 23, 2010[1] Completed May 12, 2011 Maiden voyage June 30, 2011 In service July 1, 2011[2] Identification IMO number: 9618329 MMSI number: 367480010 Callsign: WDF6992 General characteristics Class & type Kwa-di Tabil-class auto/passenger ferry Length 273 ft 8 in (83.4 m)[3] Deck clearance 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) Propulsion Diesel, Variable Pitch Propeller[4] Capacity 64 vehicles[5]

**MV *Salish*** is a [Kwa-di Tabil-class](/source/Kwa-di_Tabil-class_ferry) [ferry](/source/Ferry) built at [Todd Pacific Shipyards](/source/Todd_Pacific_Shipyard) in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), Washington for the [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). The vessel was put into service on July 1, 2011 on the [Port Townsend](/source/Port_Townsend)-[Coupeville](/source/Coupeville) ([Keystone](/source/Keystone%2C_Island_County%2C_Washington), [Whidbey Island](/source/Whidbey_Island)) route.[2]

The *Salish* serves on the Port Townsend-Coupeville run during the summer and summer-shoulder seasons. In the winter, late fall, and early spring, the *Salish* is a back-up vessel, coming into service as needed when other ferries undergo maintenance, usually on the Port Townsend-Coupeville or Point Defiance-Tahlequah runs.[6]

## Design

The *Salish*'s design is based on that of the [MV *Island Home*](/source/MV_Island_Home) ferry that is owned by [The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority](/source/The_Woods_Hole%2C_Martha's_Vineyard_and_Nantucket_Steamship_Authority). The particular class has had some mechanical issues, causing some[*[who?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions)*] in Washington to question the use of the design.

The *Salish* shares the design of its sister, the [MV *Chetzemoka*](/source/MV_Chetzemoka). The design is somewhat unusual 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. This oddity in design, has given the vessels a pronounced 1 degree [list](/source/Angle_of_list), causing some to call the vessels "Eileen" (I lean). When the boat is loaded, the list is not noticeable.

This vessel was used as an emergency replacement vessel on the well traveled Bremerton-Seattle run, during this time it was observed the overpowered and diesel fuel-hungry engines couldn't make the 16-knot (30 km/h; 18 mph) speed they were designed for and could do at best 12.8 knots (23.7 km/h; 14.7 mph) (earning the nickname M/V slowish) resulting in major travel delays on top of the reduced capacity one would expect from this small vessel.

The Kwa-di Tabils are 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](/source/Super-class_ferry), [Jumbo-class](/source/Jumbo-class_ferry), and [Jumbo Mark-II-class](/source/Jumbo_Mark-II-class_ferry) ferries allow such access. The Kwa-di Tabils are 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 15 feet 10 inches (4.83 m) of clearance in the center of the vessel.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Ship-DB Schiffs-Datenbank](https://www.ship-db.de/nawbn.php?wbn_nr=TODS100010D)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-start_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-start_2-1) ["New state ferry Salish enters service"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033301/http://www.komonews.com/news/local/124880604.html). KOMONews.com. Associated Press. July 1, 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.komonews.com/news/local/124880604.html) on June 14, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-plans_3-0)** Elliott Bay Design Group (2008-09-03). ["New 60-Auto Ferry, Profiles and Arrangements"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111014100055/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9E9A2BAF-2662-4C69-A025-DD4F3E2F52CF/0/64CarFerryPlans.pdf) (PDF). [Washington State Ferries](/source/Washington_State_Ferries). Archived from [the original](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9E9A2BAF-2662-4C69-A025-DD4F3E2F52CF/0/64CarFerryPlans.pdf) (PDF) on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kwa-di Tabil Class"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201031073857/https://evergreenfleet.com/kwaditabil.html). *evergreenfleet.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.evergreenfleet.com/kwaditabil.html) on October 31, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kwa-di Tabil Class (64-Car) Ferries"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100212103624/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/64carferries/). Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from [the original](http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/64carferries/) on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bermant, Charlie (October 14, 2012). ["Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry route drops to 1 boat"](http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121014/NEWS01/710149911). *Peninsula Daily News*. HeraldNet.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [IMO 9618329](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_9618329).

- [WSDOT Ferries: M/V *Salish*](http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/vesselwatch/VesselDetail.aspx?vessel_id=66)

- [64carferries](https://web.archive.org/web/20100212103624/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/ferries/64carferries/)

v t e Washington State Ferries Routes Anacortes–San Juan Islands Edmonds–Kingston Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth Mukilteo–Clinton Point Defiance–Tahlequah Port Townsend–Coupeville Seattle–Bainbridge Island Seattle–Bremerton Terminals Colman Dock (Seattle) Other Public art Current fleet Evergreen State class MV Tillikum Super class MV Kaleetan MV Yakima Jumbo class MV Spokane MV Walla Walla Issaquah class MV Issaquah MV Kittitas MV Kitsap MV Cathlamet MV Chelan MV Sealth Jumbo Mark-II class MV Tacoma MV Wenatchee MV Puyallup Kwa-di Tabil class MV Chetzemoka MV Salish MV Kennewick Olympic class MV Tokitae MV Samish MV Chimacum MV Suquamish MV Wishkah (future) Retired fleet Wood Electric class MV Chetzemoka (1927) MV Kehloken MV Klahanie Steel Electric class MV Enetai MV Illahee MV Klickitat MV Nisqually MV Quinault MV Willapa Evergreen State class MV Evergreen State MV Klahowya Super class MV Hyak MV Elwha 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 SS San Mateo SS Shasta MV Skansonia MV Tyee MV Vashon

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