HST-2
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alakai, USNS Puerto Rico (HST-2), USNS Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, IMO 9328912, HSC Alakai
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.
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8 sectionsContents
- Vessel
- Starting service
- 2008 dry dock
- 2009 shut down
- Navy acquisition and name change
- Gulf of Maine ferry service
- References
- External links
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 is similar to the two high-speed ferries operated by Hawaii Superferry, both built by Austal USA.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “HST-2” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.