The name of the class is still sort of pending. I won't name them the "Chetzemoka Class" until the names of the other two are chosen. There was a suggestion posed (to the memebers of the West Coast Ferries Forum, by member "Barnacle") that they be named the "Chieftain Class" with the next two ferries being named after other prominent Native American chiefs in the area--specifically one from Vashon and one from Whidbey Island, if at all possible.
It's a great idea, but their work might be cut out for them. Sealth and Kitsap are already in use for WSF, and the Seattle Fire Department honored Leschi with their new fireboat. People interested in the names of the vessels should sharpen their pencils and hit the history books to see what might work.
There's also a suggestion to name the others after the other "Wood Electrics"--as the original Chetzemoka was part of that class. Doing so would revive Klahanie and Kehloken. .
We'll see what happens. Given that Todd Shipyard really wants people to quit referring to the new boats as "Island Homes" it is likely they'll end up as the "Chetzemoka Class"--and there certainly isn't anything wrong with that.
Tillamook Rock Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, located one mile offshore from Tillamook Head. It is visible from Seaside, Cannon Beach and Ecola State Park.
Nicknamed "Terrible Tilly" (or Tillie), for its situation in the stormy Pacific Ocean, this decommissioned lighthouse was built in 1881. The structure has attached keeper's quarters and a 62-foot tower that originally housed a first-order Fresnel lens 133 feet above sea level. The light was visible 18 miles out to sea.
Lighthouse keepers were hoisted onto it with a derrick and breeches buoy. Maritime author and historian James A. Gibbs served one year of duty beginning in 1945.
Storms continually damaged the structure, sometimes throwing large rocks against the tower. In 1934 the first-order fresnel lens was shattered during a violent storm. The entire lighting apparatus was replaced with a modern rotating beacon. Diesel engines were installed to provide electricity for the light and station. The original light was an incandescent oil vapor lamp.
The lighthouse was shut down in 1957 and replaced with a whistle buoy, having become the most expensive U.S. lighthouse to operate.
The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and is part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
In 1980 the lighthouse was purchased by a group of investors and converted to a private columbarium. Access to the site is severely limited, with a helicopter landing the only way to access the rock, and is off-limits even to the owners during the nesting season. After interring about 30 urns, the license was pulled in 1999 by the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board and was rejected upon reapplication in 2005. The board says the owners have not kept accurate records and, because urns sit on boards and concrete blocks and not in niches, the lighthouse does not even qualify as a columbarium.
Above,the Cathlamet 's lights glow in an autumn sunset on the Mukilteo run. Photo courtesy of Emory Lindgard.
Below, the beauty of the season is evident in the Cascades in this photo by Matt Masuoka.
Thanks to Matt and Emory for the photos!
*This ferry is still very much with us.
*She has never worked for Washington State Ferries, but she has worked in Washington State.
*She began her life crossing a body of fresh water, ended up in salt water, but now spends most of her time in fresh water again..
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For those keeping up on the ferries missing from the WSF Fleet currently...(Be aware this is updated monthly and may not reflect the current state of affairs.)
EVERGREEN STATE CLASS: Evergreen State: SJI interisland; Klahowya: drydock to second week in November; Vashon-Southworth-Fauntleroy. Tillikum: in service @ Southworth-Vashon-Fauntleroy
SUPER CLASS: Hyak:San Juan Islands, Yakima:#2 boat San Juan Islands Kaleetan: Seattle-Bremerton Elwha: Out for maintenance rest of year.
ISSAQUAH CLASS: Issaquah: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth; Kittitas: drydoock 1st week in October until last week in November Kitsap: Mukilteo-Clinton Cathlamet: Clinton-Mukilteo; Chelan: Anacortes-Sidney-San Juan Islands; Sealth: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
MONOHULLS Skagit and Kalama: Out of service
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