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| Ship image               = MV Chetzemoka at Keystone 2011.JPG
| Ship caption             = ''Chetzemoka'' arriving at Keystone (2011)
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| Ship name                = ''Chetzemoka''
| Ship owner               = Washington State Ferries
| Ship operator            = [[Washington State Ferries]]
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| Ship route               = [[Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry|Point Defiance-Tahlequah]]
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| Ship builder             = [[Vigor Shipyards|Todd Pacific Shipyard]]s, [[Seattle]]
| Ship original cost       = $77.5 million USD
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| Ship launched            = March 2, 2010
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| Ship maiden voyage       = November 14, 2010
| Ship in service          = November 15, 2010
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| Ship identification      = *{{IMO Number|9347669}}
*{{MMSI Number|367463060}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: WDF5502
| Ship fate                =
| Ship status              = In service
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| Ship class               = {{sclass2|Kwa-di Tabil|ferry|0}} [[Ferry|auto/passenger ferry]]
| Ship tonnage             ={{GT|4,623}}
| Ship displacement        =2415
| Ship length              = {{convert|273|ft|8|in|m|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="plans">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9E9A2BAF-2662-4C69-A025-DD4F3E2F52CF/0/64CarFerryPlans.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Ferries]] |title=New 60-Auto Ferry, Profiles and Arrangements |author=Elliott Bay Design Group |date=September 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014100055/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9E9A2BAF-2662-4C69-A025-DD4F3E2F52CF/0/64CarFerryPlans.pdf |archivedate=October 14, 2011 |accessdate=September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
| Ship beam                ={{cvt|64|ft|m}}
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| Ship draft               ={{cvt|11|ft|m}}
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| Ship decks               =6
| Ship deck clearance      = {{convert|16|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion          = Diesel, fixed pitch propeller<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kwa-di Tabil Class |url=http://www.evergreenfleet.com/kwaditabil.html |publisher=Evergreen Fleet |accessdate=September 10, 2016}}</ref>
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| Ship speed               = {{convert|16|kn}}
| Ship capacity            = 64 vehicles, 748 passengers<ref name="WSF"/>
| Ship crew                =10
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'''MV ''Chetzemoka''''' ("The Chetzy") is a {{sclass2|Kwa-di Tabil|ferry}} built at [[Vigor Shipyards|Todd Pacific Shipyard]]s in Seattle, Washington for the [[Washington State Ferries]]. It was scheduled to start on the [[Port Townsend]]-[[Coupeville]] ([[Keystone, Island County, Washington|Keystone]]){{#tag:ref
|The [[Washington State Department of Transportation]] renamed the Keystone ferry terminal to Coupeville beginning with the Fall 2010 sailing schedule, and currently refers to the terminal as "Coupeville (Keystone)".<ref>{{cite press release |last=Moseley |first=David |date=August 20, 2010 |title=New Ferry Chetzemoka Update |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/105768E1-30AA-4CC4-9FE2-AF7DD36B3258/69686/MoseleyWeeklyUpdate_082010.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |accessdate=October 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817145340/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/105768E1-30AA-4CC4-9FE2-AF7DD36B3258/69686/MoseleyWeeklyUpdate_082010.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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route in September 2010, but sea trials revealed excessive vibrations in the vessel's propulsion system.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friedrich |first=Ed |date=August 4, 2010 |title=State's Newest Ferry Over Budget, but Total Package Shouldn't Be |work=[[Kitsap Sun]] |url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/04/inaugural-chetzemoka-sailing-postponed/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308122859/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/04/inaugural-chetzemoka-sailing-postponed/ |archivedate=March 8, 2012 |accessdate=September 10, 2016 }}</ref> The ferry was christened by Governor [[Christine Gregoire]] and began service November 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013435687_chetzy15m.html |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |first=Susan |last=Gilmore |title=Washington state's newest ferry, Chetzemoka, christened Sunday |date=November 14, 2010 |accessdate=September 10, 2016}}</ref>

The vessel was named after the [[Klallam]] chief [[Chetzemoka]], who was influential during the early [[European-American]] settlement of [[Port Townsend]].<ref name="WSF">{{cite web |title=M/V Chetzemoka |url=http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/vesselwatch/vesseldetail.aspx?vessel_id=65 |publisher=Washington State Ferries |access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref>

The ''Chetzemoka'' began service to [[Vashon Island]] on January 23, 2012, replacing the now-retired {{MV|Rhododendron}} on the [[Point Defiance-Tahlequah route]].

==Design==
The ''Chetzemoka''{{'}}s design is based on that of the {{MV|Island Home}}, a 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 ''Chetzemoka''{{'}}s 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, aside from having a single elevator on one side of a typical Washington State Ferry.  This oddity in design has given the vessel a pronounced 1 degree list, causing some to call the vessel "Eileen" (I Lean).  When the boat is loaded, the list is not noticeable.  The ''Chetzemoka'' is 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 {{sclass2|Super|ferry|0}}, {{sclass2|Jumbo|ferry|0}}, and {{sclass2|Jumbo Mark-II|ferry|0}} ferries allow such access.  The ''Chetzemoka'' is 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 full {{convert|16|ft|m}} clearance in the center of the vessel.

After some time in service, ballast was added to the vessel correcting the stability issues.

== Incidents ==

On December 4, 2016, the ''Chetzemoka'' collided with a smaller vessel, the ''Nap Tyme'' in Dalco Passage, in between Vashon Island and Point Defiance.  The collision was minor, with no injuries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Vernal |last2=Woodard |first2=Benjamin |date=December 5, 2016 |title=Watch: Boat called 'Nap Tyme' collides with Washington State Ferry near Vashon Island |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/watch-boat-called-nap-tyme-collides-with-washington-state-ferry-near-vashon-island/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 8, 2017}}</ref>

On December 24, 2016 the captain of the ''Chetzemoka'' suffered a medical emergency and fell upon the controls causing the vessel to pull away from the dock while it was still tied up minutes from its scheduled departure. No damage was done to the vessel but the dock's apron was damaged shutting down the Point Defiance Terminal for a week.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cafazzo |first=Debbie |date=December 24, 2016 |title=Ferry service to Vashon interrupted following captain's medical emergency |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article122903204.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=September 8, 2017}}</ref>

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