The MV Hyak in Upright Channel, in between Lopez Island and Shaw Island
History
Name
Hyak
Owner
WSDOT
Operator
Washington State Ferries
Port of registry
Seattle, Washington,
Route
Relief vessel
Ordered
1966
Builder
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard, San Diego, California
Cost
$6,500,000
Laid down
1966
Launched
December 17, 1966
Christened
December 17, 1966
Completed
1967
Acquired
July 4, 1967
Maiden voyage
July 19, 1967
In service
July 20, 1967
Out of service
June 30, 2019
Identification
IMO number: 8835334
MMSI number: 366773030
Callsign: WX9439
Status
Retired
General characteristics
Class and type
Super-class auto/passenger ferry
Tonnage
2,704 GT
1,214 NT
Displacement
3,634 long tons (3,692 t)
Length
382 ft 2 in (116.5 m)
Beam
73 ft 2 in (22.3 m)
Draft
18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Decks
5
Deck clearance
15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power
Total 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) from 4 x diesel-electric engines
Propulsion
Diesel-electric (DC)
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity
2,500 passengers
160 vehicles (max 30 commercial)
Hyak seen approaching Lopez Island from the MV Samish.The Hyak departs Bremerton with her 9:45 AM sailing to Seattle.The Hyak seen passing Alki Point from the MV Tacoma on her final day of serviceThe retired Hyak docked in Kingston, pictured four years after final voyage, with clear aging
The MV Hyak is a Super-class ferry that was operated by Washington State Ferries. Built in 1966 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in San Diego, the ferry began service on July 20, 1967, and normally ran on the Seattle–Bremerton route or the Anacortes–San Juan Islands run.
Hyak is chinook jargon for "speedy".[1]
^"M/V Hyak". Washington State Ferries. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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