MV Hyak
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 The MV Hyak in Rich Passage |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 1967, rebuilt in 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Super Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 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: | 2500 passengers 160 vehicles (max 30 commercial) |
The MV Hyak is a Super Class ferry in the Washington State Ferry System. As of 2007, she is currently assigned to the Anacortes-San Juan Islands 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]
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