Quatchi
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Engineering Officer - CCG
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MV Taku
Feb 16, 2010 16:43:33 GMT -8
Post by Quatchi on Feb 16, 2010 16:43:33 GMT -8
[/IMG][/quote] Is it just me or does this angle look like the Taku has more ship below the waterline than above, like whoa, shes almost as deep as the Chilliwack is. That black boot stripe with the black hull makes it kind of hard to tell at first glance where the waterline is. Cheers,
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MV Taku
Jul 22, 2010 19:48:37 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 22, 2010 19:48:37 GMT -8
Those are some excellent photos of the Mat, it looks like it was a beautiful day there as well. Thanks, and welcome to this forum. You've made a great entrance. ================= Here are some pictures of MV Taku, at Prince Rupert. Taken between 7:00 & 7:45am on July 8, 2010, from my vantage point of the float near the Coast Guard & Pilot ships: - When the ships were leaving the harbour, they were perfectly lit by the morning sun. Before that, shadows.......ugggg Peek inside the open side door. Door is closing. No one loves the MV Northern Adventure. As soon as the NorAd arrives at her berth, the Taku leaves. MV Taku Adventure She's smaller than the Matanuska (and Malaspina too) Passing in front of an arriving Hanjin container ship. - the harbour at Fairview was busy at 7:30am, with NorEx, NorAd, Taku, Digby Island Ferry, and the Hanjin ship. Shiny in the morning sun Good-bye, Taku ================ ps: - When the Taku crosses the Canada / USA border, do they ring the ship's bell? You know, "Taku Bell: Make a run for the border" ;D ;D ;D
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MV Taku
Jul 23, 2010 18:02:29 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Jul 23, 2010 18:02:29 GMT -8
Thanks for the welcome, I am enjoying myself. I have to admit that I really like this picture. I like angles that you don't normally see. I really like the Mat, in my humble opinion, she looks good on the outside, and her layout works pretty well on the inside.
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MV Taku
Aug 28, 2010 14:41:13 GMT -8
Post by SS Shasta on Aug 28, 2010 14:41:13 GMT -8
Is MV Taku scheduled for a major overhaul/maintence this fall? I noticed that she is scheduled to be out of service from September until next April according to the AMHS schedule.
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MV Taku
Aug 28, 2010 15:52:39 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Aug 28, 2010 15:52:39 GMT -8
Yup, the Taku and LeConte are both going in for their CIP (Capital Improvement Project) this winter.
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MV Taku
Aug 31, 2010 8:23:41 GMT -8
Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 31, 2010 8:23:41 GMT -8
Just reviewed my friends trip from Prince Rupert on the Taku. She did a great job and I will get permission to post a few of her ferry pics in the coming days. She mostly got wildlife and scenery but a few of the Taku.
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MV Taku
Aug 31, 2010 10:41:19 GMT -8
Post by SS Shasta on Aug 31, 2010 10:41:19 GMT -8
Yup, the Taku and LeConte are both going in for their CIP (Capital Improvement Project) this winter. Is this work on these vessels to be completed at the Ketchikan yard or a facility down south? Many AMHS vessels undergoing CIP or other major maintenance are sometimes sent south to Puget Sound yards. If my recall is correct, the major overhaul on MV Aurora was done in Bellingham a year or two ago.
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MV Taku
Aug 31, 2010 18:53:41 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Aug 31, 2010 18:53:41 GMT -8
Haven't heard where the work will be done on the Taku and LeConte.
There was talk a while back that work on LeConte would be in Ketchikan, but I havn't heard anything official.
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MV Taku
Sept 3, 2010 13:58:23 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Sept 3, 2010 13:58:23 GMT -8
Just found out that the LeConte will be going to Portland for her CIP, still not heard anything certain on where the Taku will go for hers.
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MV Taku
Oct 11, 2010 12:53:53 GMT -8
Post by plansea on Oct 11, 2010 12:53:53 GMT -8
EVER WONDER WHAT it would be like to turn a corner -- and come face to face with your look-alike? The Port Angeles-based MV Coho was leaving Victoria's Inner Harbour last Sunday when that happened. As she made her way out of the harbor, she happened upon a vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway System that no doubt had some passengers doing a double take. The MV Taku, a near identical twin to the Coho and built in the same Seattle shipyard about three years apart, was conducting lifeboat drills east of Ogden Point at the exit from Victoria Harbour when the two vessels had their chance encounter. The two ships maneuvered within a couple of hundred yards of each other, and the captains exchanged greetings in turn by blowing their ship's whistle. Ken Singhose, who has worked on the Coho since 1997 and is one of the cooks, said the crew knew the Taku was on her way to dry dock in Portland, Ore., but meeting up with her was just plain lucky. He is certain that this is the only time the two sister ships have been in the same waters together, and he and the crew were thrilled to have the experience. The Taku was constructed by Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co. of Seattle and put into service in 1963 transiting the Inside Passage from Prince Rupert, B.C., to Skagway, Alaska. (The Taku's sister ship, MV Malaspina, was launched the same year from Lockheed Shipbuilding Yards in Seattle.) The 342-foot Coho, which celebrated her 50th anniversary last December, was well into her year-round ferry and freight services for then-Black Ball Transport Inc. when the 352-foot Taku was launched in 1963. They have the same platform that the noted naval architect, Philip F. Spaulding, designed for the Coho. Taku, which was renovated in 1981, is configured for the Alaska route and carries 69 vehicles and 450 passengers. She has nine four-berth and 35 two-berth cabins. Passenger services include a cafeteria, gift shop, cocktail lounge, solarium and forward observation lounge. More on her can be found on the Alaska Marine Highway System website at tinyurl.com/34p7hk5. The Malaspina was lengthened in 1972 and is now 408 feet long, carries 500 passengers and has space for 88 vehicles. She has 53 four-berth and 30 two-berth cabins as well as a cafeteria, gift shop, cocktail lounge and a solarium. When the British Columbia Ferry Authority decided in 1959 to build its first two new ships, Queen of Sidney and Queen of Tsawwassen, Spaulding's plans for the Coho were modified to accommodate the Canadian dockside infrastructure. Both vessels were built at Burrard Dry Dock in Vancouver and put into service in 1960. Queen of Sidney was retired from the fleet in November 2000, and Queen of Tsawwassen was decommissioned on Sept. 28, 2008, and sold for use at a logging camp along the B.C. coast. What a treat it must have been for those aboard the twins Coho and Taku to meet up for that history-making moment. www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101010/news/310109975/david-g-sellars-on-the-waterfront-mv-coho-has-chance-encounter-with
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mrdot
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MV Taku
Oct 11, 2010 13:24:43 GMT -8
Post by mrdot on Oct 11, 2010 13:24:43 GMT -8
a correction on the Spaulding built ships in British Columbia, as most of these BC newbuilds were from the Victoria Machinery Depot, the exceptions being Tsawwassen, and City of Vancouver. A great preponderance of this large shipbuilding order, one that far exceeded this modern day German offshore newbuilding programme, came from this onetime great Victoria shipyard. It is indeed a shame that we now are feathering the nest of a onetime U-boot- builder! For that mater Burard D.D. had a great past shipbuilding past as well, and what a shame that we are loosing the ability to build these fine ships. mrdot.
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MV Taku
Oct 11, 2010 13:24:46 GMT -8
Post by lmtengs on Oct 11, 2010 13:24:46 GMT -8
Did anybody get any photos of this event?
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MV Taku
Oct 13, 2010 12:09:35 GMT -8
Post by SS Shasta on Oct 13, 2010 12:09:35 GMT -8
Does anyone know where the MV Taku was heading for her major maintenance and overhaul? Just wondering which yard got the contract.
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MV Taku
Oct 29, 2010 20:38:33 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2010 20:38:33 GMT -8
She is at Cascade General on Swan Island in Portland, OR
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MV Taku
Nov 5, 2010 12:08:10 GMT -8
Post by plansea on Nov 5, 2010 12:08:10 GMT -8
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MV Taku
Jan 29, 2011 22:52:50 GMT -8
Post by BreannaF on Jan 29, 2011 22:52:50 GMT -8
I tried to go out and get photos of the Taku today, despite the rain. Yes indeed, she is in Portland right now, at the Cascade General shipyard (now owned by Vigor Marine... ). Both of the places to get viewing access at water level are blocked off by construction at the moment, so I did what I could from the bluff above, given the limitations of my camera. I'll get back later when there is a closer view before she leaves. From one spot: Pick and choose......
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MV Taku
Jan 29, 2011 23:05:48 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 29, 2011 23:05:48 GMT -8
How should we choose, Bryan? ;D (my attempt at some Life of Brian humour) ------------- Thank you for going out and getting us those pictures. Much appreciated.
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MV Taku
Jun 18, 2011 19:47:15 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 18, 2011 19:47:15 GMT -8
a shot of the Taku arriving at night: Enjoy! ~LeC
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MV Taku
Jun 19, 2011 11:58:49 GMT -8
Post by Northern Exploration on Jun 19, 2011 11:58:49 GMT -8
a shot of the Taku arriving at night: Enjoy! ~LeC I have a pic almost like that but with a bit more distance. I took it as we sailed into Prince Rupert and one of the ferries was heading out. It wasn't the Columbia that is all I know. The only other time seeing an Alaska ferry underway, was going southbound about a half hour out of Port Hardy, we overtook one, again not the Kennicot or Columbia.
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MV Taku
Jun 19, 2011 21:01:56 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 19, 2011 21:01:56 GMT -8
One word from the true official aesthetician here: Well, the Columbia is a particularly beautiful ship, I myself would actually rank her 3 older sisters, Malaspina, Matanuska and Taku just slightly higher on the podium. Maybe it's just that they are an earlier Spaulding design. I put my vote for the Taku. The Mat and the Mal lost something when they lost their covered promenade.And here is MV Taku, in Prince Rupert on July 8, 2010:
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MV Taku
Sept 17, 2011 1:13:12 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Sept 17, 2011 1:13:12 GMT -8
So here are a some photos that my brother took of a trip he did on the Taku. The first set are some outside shots. This first one is actually of the Sitka Ferry Terminal. A view looking forward at the solarium and funnel. Looking at the cafeteria area on the aft of the ship. Looking forward next to the forward observation lounge. The aft deck and lounge windows. Looking aft down the promenade. Looking aft along the bar and cafeteria area. A few unique views. Looking up at the bridge. In front of the forward lounge. Docking at the Auke Bay Terminal in Juneau.
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MV Taku
Sept 17, 2011 1:31:03 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Sept 17, 2011 1:31:03 GMT -8
Here are some more photos of the Taku taken by my brother, this time of the interior. The car deck of the Taku. The arcade and vending area in the aft lounge, impressive yes? The theater lounge. Passageway looking forward toward the front lounge. The cafeteria seating area. Part of the cafeteria serving area for serving cold foods, hot entrees are served in an area behind where this photo was taken. The Purser's Counter. The forward lounge. Stairs to the car deck with a sign reminding passengers that they are not allowed on the car deck while the vessel is underway. Finally two exterior views of the solarium and the funnel.
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MV Taku
Sept 17, 2011 8:23:49 GMT -8
Post by lmtengs on Sept 17, 2011 8:23:49 GMT -8
It's always fun getting a rare look at Alaska's ferries. Thanks Alaskanmohican!
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MV Taku
Sept 18, 2011 14:34:13 GMT -8
Post by alaskanmohican on Sept 18, 2011 14:34:13 GMT -8
It's always fun getting a rare look at Alaska's ferries. Thanks Alaskanmohican! I enjoy posting and viewing pics of the ferries. For me personally I like pictures of our Alaskan Blue Canoes but I particularly find interesting seeing those of the BC Ferries as I haven't ridden them yet.
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MV Taku
Sept 21, 2011 21:37:01 GMT -8
Post by Retrovision on Sept 21, 2011 21:37:01 GMT -8
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