MV Chimacum

MV Chimacum under construction in May 2016.
History
Name:	MV Chimacum
Owner:	Washington State Department of Transportation
Operator:	Washington State Ferries
Port of registry:	Seattle, WA, United States
Route:	Seattle–Bremerton
Ordered:	Spring 2014
Builder:	Vigor Industrial, Seattle, Washington
Cost:	$123 million (approximate)
Laid down:	December 9, 2014
Christened:	September 14, 2016
In service:	May 15 (Planned)
Status:	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type:	Olympic Class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement:	4320 long tons at design load waterline
Length:	362 ft 3 in (110.4 m)
Beam:	83 ft 2 in (25.3 m)
Draft:	16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Depth:	24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Decks:	2 vehicle 2 passenger (1 Cabin Deck, 1 Sun Deck)
Deck clearance:	15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power:	Total 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) from 2 x EMD 12-710G7C Diesel Engines
Speed:	17-knot (31 km/h)
Capacity:	1500 passengers 144 vehicles
Crew:	14
Notes:

The 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 in Seattle, Washington and is planned to enter service on the Seattle-Bremerton route in 2017.

Funding for a third Olympic class 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.

The Chimacum has two car decks, a sun deck and a passenger deck.

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. She was delivered to Washington State Ferries on April 7, 2017, with her entry into service, replacing MV Klahowya, expected in the following months.