MV Kaleetan

[Steve Rosenow]

Last night I reached a milestone on this particular pilothouse. That milestone?

The end of the line, as far as 3D detail development.

Overall, I think I've reached that milestone in development where the details aspect is finally complete. My health has improved somewhat (I was hospitalized late last week upon a trip to Wenatchee, for severe chest pain), gaining me allowance to work on it for a little bit over the last couple days, and last night, I added the last bit of details and did the last bit of detail correction. A couple days ago, a fellow professional photographer was gracious enough to send me his entire photo library he's taken of the pilothouses of the ferries he's documented so far (which so happen to be the Steel Electrics), and I was able to further glean new details off of them as well, and incorporate them into the final model. The photos he's provided will also help me develop the pilothouses for virtual WSF ferries I've planned for future development. (one of them being a famous retiree now mired in controversy!)

After this, it's off to gauge development and final texture color correction. As far as gauge development, at the moment I am extremely frustrated since Flight Sim Panel Studio seems to be a little, erm, "challenged" in the sense that it's not reading my bitmaps for the photoreal prop shaft RPM gauge and rudder angle repeater telegraphs I'm trying to make.

Without further adieu, here's a screenshot of the finished pilothouse taken using the 3D software application SketchUp. Note the new switches and buttons. (All I need is one last photo for label purposes that I was unable to get; for now I'm leaving them blank).


M.V. Kaleetan Virtual Pilothouse. Project Status: 3D Development Complete 12/20/2012 by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer, on Flickr

[Mike C]

Dec 20, 2012 2:13:32 GMT -8 Steve Rosenow said:

LOL looks as though she swung a bit wide on that approach to the slip @ Bremerton. Excellent shots, sir!

Thanks! The wind was blowing just a tad (see the Kitsap shots) so I suspect that had something to do with it.

I also must say, of my experience on the WSF (and perhaps this is just my biased attachment to ships built in the 1960's) that the Kaleetan is my favourite WSF vessel so far. Well thought-out, well designed, and handles the Bremerton crowds well, which was the polar opposite of my observation on the Kitsap earlier in the weekend...

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Kaleetan at Bremerton.


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr


Kaleetan at Bremerton by Awesome cheese photos, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

Kaleetan transiting Rich Passage, Seattle bound - August 22nd, 2012:

Kaleetan by BrasegaliWA, on Flickr

[Mike C]

Kaleetan - Seattle by MileagePhoto, on Flickr


Kaleetan - Seattle by MileagePhoto, on Flickr

Funny story about the Kaleetan, when we took her back to Bremerton on the 12:50 AM from the New Years festivities in Seattle...

While in dock (Berth 1), the foot passenger overhead walkway packed it in, causing the ship to be delayed about 25 minutes. This worked out well, however, as there was a steady stream of stragglers. The following day, the Kaleetan utilized Berth 2 at Coleman Dock.

[Steve Rosenow]

Excellent photos of the finest vessel in the fleet, guys!

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Jan 2, 2013 15:11:00 GMT -8 Steve Rosenow said:

Excellent photos of the finest vessel in the fleet, guys!

Who me, Brasegali, MileagePhoto or ever one? Thank you.

[Mike C]

Thanks Steve!

Jan 2, 2013 15:17:56 GMT -8 @cheese12345678 said:

Jan 2, 2013 15:11:00 GMT -8 Steve Rosenow said:

Excellent photos of the finest vessel in the fleet, guys!

Who me, Brasegali, MileagePhoto or ever one? Thank you.

I think when he said "guys" he was referring to everyone who had posted photos recently.

[SolDuc]

From the West Seattle Bridge:

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by Brasegali, on Flickr

And from Lincoln park:

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by Brasegali, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan and MV Kitsap - Washington State Ferries by Brasegali, on Flickr

[Steve Rosenow]

The prodigal son has returned...

Without further adieu, from my signature spot @ Bremerton, the M.V. Kaleetan, photographed at night (erm, wee hours of the morning, LOL). Taken an hour before the first departure out on the M.V. Chelan.


M.V. Kaleetan at night by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer, on Flickr

[Steve Rosenow]

Also, another. This time, a three-shot panorama taken at close range.


M.V. Kaleetan night panorama by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

MV Kaleetan at sunset in Elliott Bay, 7:55 departure out of Seattle, September 1st, 2012, taken from the Sound view café:

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by Brasegali, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

Some pictures of the Kaleetan taken today:
We see her appearing in the distance:

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

Getting Closer...

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

The "MV Space Needle" shot:

MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

Approaching Seattle a little bit later than the Tacoma:

MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

And she turns to make a final dash for slip 1:

MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

Today I went to Pike Place/Pier 56/Pier 57 to get some shots of the ferries. Here are the ones of the Kaleetan:


MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr


MV Kaleetan - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

Wheelhouses...what a difference 30 years make:
MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma @ colman dock, 1-20-13.

MV Kaleetan and MV Tacoma - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

While the supers produce really little wake, they still produce some. Example from the Kaleetan taken just last week:

MV Kaleetan - Wake by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

And today I was at Pier 56 for a brief time. Here is a shot of the Kaleetan at Vigor:

Vigor 1-27: MV Kaleetan, MV Chetzemoka, MV Walla Walla by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[SolDuc]

And one of the Kaleetan and the other Vigor residents today:

MV Kaleetan, MV Chetzemoka and MV Walla Walla - Washington State Ferries by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr

[zargoman]

Kaleetan and Salish


Kaleetan at Kingston


The Hyak, Kaleetan and Yakima have all recently been both at Bremerton and Kingston. Bremerton-okay, but Kingston? That's just nuts. All we need now is to bring the Elwha down to complete it

[Steve Rosenow]

A long time ago, I uploaded this photo of the M.V. Kaleetan taken right after she entered service on the Seattle-to-Bainbridge Island ferry run in 1967. Working on it peacemeal since then, I've colorized it. The original photo was a framed black-and-white I had found at an antique shop in the city of Port Angeles, Washington.

Colorizing a black-and-white photograph is very tedious work. First, the black-and-white version, and a refresher:


M/V Kaleetan in 1967 by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer, on Flickr

And now, the colorized version.


M.V. Kaleetan, 1967 - Colorized by Loowit Imaging - Steve Rosenow, Photographer, on Flickr

[Steve Rosenow]

Just stumbled across this gem of a photo:

The pilothouse of the Kaleetan, in 1997.



If it doesn't show, let me know and I'll fix it.

[EGfleet]

Fairly new Kaleetan.   Love the worker with the pipe sitting on what is most assuredly a no smoking marker.

[Steve Rosenow]

Did the Supers not come with car deck lighting when they were new?

[SS San Mateo]

Feb 11, 2013 12:00:34 GMT -8 Steve Rosenow said:

Did the Supers not come with car deck lighting when they were new?

They did, but either it was turned off or otherwise not visible in that picture.

[EGfleet]

Feb 11, 2013 13:08:06 GMT -8 SS San Mateo said:

Feb 11, 2013 12:00:34 GMT -8 Steve Rosenow said:

Did the Supers not come with car deck lighting when they were new?

They did, but either it was turned off or otherwise not visible in that picture.

And they were incandescent bulbs with the hood (like you can see in shots of the Kalakala's car deck), not the fluorescents like they have now.
Nearly identical postcard shot as the Yakima, but with the Kaleetan.