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The MV ''Tokitae'' is an Olympic Class passenger ferry operated by Washington State Ferries which entered service on the Mukilteo-Clinton route on June 30, 2014. The contracts for the ''Tokitae'' were signed on November 1, 2011,〔(News release with date of the singing ceremony )〕 and its keel was laid on March 29, 2012.〔(News release with date of keel laying )〕 On November 13, 2012 the Washington State Transportation commission named the ferry ''Tokitae''. ''Tokitae'' is a colloquial greeting that means "nice day, pretty colors" in the language of the Coast Salish 〔()〕indigenous people. It is also the name of an orca captured at Penn Cove, Whidbey Island, which was renamed Lolita and now performs at the Miami Seaquarium.〔(Announcement Regarding Ferry Names )〕 The ''Tokitae''s hull was rolled out of the Vigor construction building onto a drydock on Saturday, March 2, 2013. It was joined by the superstructure from Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders of Freeland, a community on Whidbey Island, on Sunday, March 3, 2013. On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, the superstructure was on top of the hull.〔(Photo showing the hull and superstructure united on March 6, 2013 )〕 The ferry was launched in Elliott Bay on July 19, 2013.〔(Video of the Tokitae's Launching )〕 The Tokitae was Christened by Lynn Peterson on March 20, 2014 at Vigor, during a ceremony opened to the media, officials and workers.〔(WSDOT Photo of the Christening )〕 The official unveiling occurred on June 8, 2014, at the Clinton Ferry Terminal. ==References== 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 Tokitae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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