MV Hyak
 The MV Hyak in Rich Passage
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MV Hyak |
| Owner | WSDOT |
| Operator | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry | Seattle, Washington,  USA |
| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard, San Diego, California |
| Completed | list error: <br /> list (help) 1967, rebuilt in 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Super Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 2,704 gross-tonnage 1,214 net-tonnage |
| Length | 382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)* |
| Beam | 73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)* |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)* |
| Deck clearance | 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)* |
| Installed power | Total 8,000 hp from 4 x Diesel-Electric engines |
| Speed | 17 kn (31 km/h) |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 2500 passengers 160 vehicles (max 30 commercial) |
The MV Hyak is a Super Class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries.
As of 2008, she is currently assigned to the Seattle-Bremerton route. The Hyak was built in 1967 at The National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego. Unlike her sisters the Hyak has not had her cabin refurbished.[1] She is still a steady runner however, being one of the most trouble-free boats of class. Hyak is chinook jargon for "speedy".[2]
The Hyak regularly serves the Seattle-Bremerton route. On October 2008, she was transferred to the Edmonds-Kingston route to replace the MV Walla Walla, which was discovered to have a damaged thrust bearing. The Hyak will serve that route until repairs to the Walla Walla are complete.[3] The Hyak as of Fall 2011 is operating on the Anacortes-San Juans route. In Fall 2011 she is replacing the Puyallup on the Edmonds-Kingston route. She was later moved to the Seattle-Bremerton route so the Walla Walla could go in the Puyallup's spot.
Incidents
On April 20, 1986, the Hyak ran aground in Anacortes, WA. None of the 250 people on board were hurt, but the ferry sustained damages that cost $250,000 to repair.[4]
References
- ^ "The Super class today". Evergreen Fleet website.
- ^ "Ferry names". WSDOT.
- ^ Kitsap Sun - Damaged Ferry Forces a Shuffle for Bremerton
- ^ "The Super class today". Evergreen Fleet website.
External links
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