MV Hyak
The MV Hyak in Upright Channel, in between Lopez Island and Shaw Island
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| History | |
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| Name: | MV Hyak |
| Owner: | WSDOT |
| Operator: | Washington State Ferries |
| Port of registry: |
Seattle, Washington,  USA
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| Route: | None (as of 8 April 2017) |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard, San Diego, California |
| Cost: | $6,500,000 |
| 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: | 2018 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Super Class auto/passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: |
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| Displacement: | 3634 (weight in long tons) |
| 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 from 4 x Diesel-Electric engines |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-Electric (DC) |
| Speed: | 17 kn (31 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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The MV Hyak is a Super-class ferry 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 runs on the Seattle–Bremerton route, but has also served the Anacortes–San Juan Islands run in the past.
Hyak is chinook jargon for "speedy".
The Hyak was built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, California in 1966, at a cost of $6.5 million. It was launched and christened by Nancy Evans, wife of Governor Daniel J. Evans, on December 17, 1966. The vessel traveled north along the Pacific Coast in June 1967, but was delayed by a severe storm near San Francisco, California broke a temporary breakwater. She arrived in Seattle on July 4, several days later than scheduled, and was moved to the Todd Shipyards for repairs.
The ferry was not able to enter service after arrival because of an ongoing labor dispute with the local chapter of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. The union argued that the wage agreement it signed with Washington State Ferries did not cover new, larger vessels like the Hyak. The dispute reached the King County Superior Court, where a judge signed an injunction ordering the ferry to be manned on its first run on July 19. The Hyak entered service that afternoon, and was assigned to the Seattle–Bremerton route, cutting the crossing time from 65 minutes to 45. The next day, the ferry made its first scheduled run and nearly rammed Pier 52 in Seattle after an engine failure.
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