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MV ''Salish'' is a Kwa-di Tabil class ferry built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for the Washington State Ferries. The vessel was put into service on July 1, 2011 on the Port Townsend-Coupeville (Keystone, Whidbey Island) route. The ''Salish'' served the Port Townsend-Coupeville run for the second summer in a row in 2012. In winter 2011 she spent about a week doing the inter-island run in the San Juans due to the being out of service. The ''Salish'' is a back-up vessel in the winter 2012–13 season that will come into service as needed when other ferries undergo maintenance. ==Design== The ''Salishs design is based on that of the 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 ''Salish'' shares the design of its sister, the . The design is somewhat unique for a Washington State Ferry, as the vessel has two elevators, multiple stair wells, 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 vessels a pronounced 1 degree 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 speed they were designed for and could do at best 12.8 knots (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 Tabil''s 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, Jumbo Class, and Jumbo Mark II Class 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 a clearance in the center of the vessel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Salish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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