double-bottom structure. All fuel
oil (diesel) storage is in the dou-
ble-bottoms of the engine room.
Drinking water is stored in rectan-
gular tanks in each end within
void compartments.
The movement of vehicles on and
off the ferries will follow the usual
course: through either ends of the
main deck. A partial deck located
just above the main deck provides
additional lanes for better, faster
handling of traffic.
The main deck has four truck
or auto lanes at the center section
between the engine casings, and
four other passenger-auto lanes
are situated outside of the engine
casing, two on each side.
On the partial gallery deck are
four more passenger-auto lanes,
two on each side, between the out-
board engine casing and the side
curtain plating. Vehicles are loaded
and unloaded from each end of the
gallery deck through the inclined
ramp to the main deck.
The vessels' space arrangements
were carefully planned to provide
the maximum of passenger comfort
and luxury. Since one ship is slated
to make a 20-minute six-mile run,
and the other a run lasting two full
hours, the interior designer has
stressed the need for an atmosphere
conducive to greater sociability and
increased communications among
passengers.
Primary space for passengers is
on the upper deck and secondary
space with protected "outside"
seating in the two solariums on the
sun deck. The upper deck arrange-
ment includes informal, carpeted
seating areas, a cafeteria, galley, of-
fice, first-aid room, nonsmoking
areas, table and settee area for
group seating, utility spaces, and
rest rooms.
Passenger inside seating is 1,532,
and outside seating is provided for
468 passengers. Total seating ca-
pacity is 2,000.
Officers -and crew staterooms to
accommodate 17 men are located
behind each wheelhouse on the sun
deck. For convenience of operating
personnel on each ferry, a mainte-
nance crew locker and sitting room
is provided on the upper deck, a
deck crew locker and sitting room
on the second deck, an enclosed en-
gineer's locker and sitting room in
the engine room.
The dining facilities of the na-
tion's biggest and fastest of the
double-ended ferries is no gourmet
restaurant nor does her sun decks
rival those of the ocean's best pri-
vate luxury liners, but the Wash-
ington State ferry Spokane's living
spaces, decks and passenger sec-
tions possess exquisite decor of the
first order. The interior of the
Spokane features carpeted floors,
ornate lighting and golden tones,
which add up to passenger com-
fort, as can be seen in the pictures
on this page.
Tourists, as well as daily com-
muters, will appreciate the attrac-
tive quality of the interiors of this
new class of Puget Sound ferry, to
say nothing of the vehicle capacity
for 206 standard-size automobiles,
which should greatly help the over-
load problem which plagues many
ferry users during peak commuter
hours and on weekends during the
busy summer months.
The Spokane is scheduled to
serve on the Seattle-Winslow run
next month. Her sister ship, Walla
Walla, is on a Todd Seattle dry-
dock, her work in full swing, with
a completion date also scheduled
for next month. Todd won the con-
tract to build the two Washington
State ferries at $17,788,000 and an
additional bid of $113,176 for the
two solariums on each ferry. This
sum was made available by action
of the 1970 Legislature, which ear-
marked 3/8ths of one cent of the
state gas tax for the improvement
of cross-Sound transportation.
Principal Suppliers
Main Engines
Electrical Propulsion Components
Diesel Generators
Electrical Distribution
Shafting
Propellers
CO2 Fixed System
Radar
Thrust Bearing
Stern Tube Bearings
Pumps
Steering Gear
Bell Logger & Telephone
Fuel Oil Centrifuge
Galley Equipment
M. J. Doors
Sliding W.T. Doors
Deck Covering & Wall Covering
Insulation
Interior Decor
Interior Designs
Vent Fans
Marinite
Windows
Ventilation Controls
Life Preservers
Furniture
Compasses
Line Shaft Bearing
The upper deck (passenger deck) of Spokane's number one end. Photo taken from the bow.
Electro Motive Div. General Motors
General Electric
Waukesha
Square D
Earle M. Jorgensen
Coolidge
Walter Kidde
Decca
Waukesha
Waukesha
Pacific Pumping
Carver
Sperry
Henschel
De Laval
J. & F. Industries
Grand Metal Products
Walz & Krenzer
Fryer-Knowles
E.J. Bartells Co.
Stanley Plastics
Commercial Displayers
Cascade Glass
Fryer Noble
Burhans
Aladdin
Buffalo
Johns Manville Co.
Cornell Carr
Powers Regulator
Atlantic Pacific
Tri-Way Industries
Baker Lyman
Cooper
Another upper deck view showing the stairs to the two solariums on the sun deck.
Looking into the galley from the serving line. Portions of the ornate lighting are visible.
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