MV Chimacum
Chimacum parked at Colman Dock in Downtown Seattle shortly after she was accepted by Washington State Ferries in April 2017 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Chimacum |
| Owner | Washington State Department of Transportation |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington |
| Route | Seattle–Bremerton |
| Ordered | Spring 2014 |
| Builder | Vigor Industrial, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost | $135 million (approximate) |
| Laid down | December 9, 2014 |
| Launched | July 8, 2016 |
| Christened | September 14, 2016 |
| Acquired | April 7, 2017 |
| Maiden voyage | May 24, 2017 (temporary) |
| In service | June 23, 2017 (official) |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Olympic-class auto/passenger ferry |
| Displacement | 4,363.77 long tons (4,433.80 t) |
| Length | 362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft 2 in (25.3 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Depth | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Decks | 5 (2 vehicle decks, passenger deck, sun deck, nav bridge deck) |
| Deck clearance | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) total from two EMD 12-710G7C diesel engines |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 14 (12 with sun deck closed) |
| Notes | Source: |
MV Chimacum is the third vessel of the Olympic-class 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.