 HST-2 leaving Yarmouth Harbour
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Alakai |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Austal USA |
| Cost | US$88M |
| Yard number | 615 |
| Way number | 1 |
| Laid down | June 3, 2004 |
| Launched | January 18, 2007 |
| Christened | April 14, 2007 |
| Maiden voyage | August, 2007 |
| In service | 2007 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | 8,127 GT |
| Displacement | 1,646 tons |
| Length | 349 ft (106 m) |
| Beam | 78 ft (24 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Deck clearance | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power | 4 x MTU-8000 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125MkII waterjets |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph), max 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
| Capacity | 866 passengers, 282 cars |
| Crew | 21 |
HST-2, formerly named USNS Puerto Rico and Alakai, is a vessel owned by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command. She was originally Hawaii Superferry's first high-speed ferry. The vessel was later chartered by Bay Ferries Limited to operate a ferry service between Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
The design of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport is similar to the two high-speed ferries operated by Hawaii Superferry, both built by Austal USA.