Haiti Relief: Alakai

The AlakaiAlakai  is a high-speed roll-on roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry, originally built for service in the Hawaiian Islands.  It is capable of carrying up to 866 passengers and 282 cars, or 28 trucks or buses and 65 cars, at a top speed of more than 35 knots.  The catamaran hull gives the vessel great stability in the water.

Vessel Facts

Length, Overall 107.00 m
Length, Waterline 92.30 m
Beam, molded 23.80 m
Depth 9.40 m
Full Load Draft 4.10 m
Service Speed 37 knots
Deadweight 800 tonnes
Full Load Displacement 2218 tonnes
Estimated Gross Tonnage (ITC) 10566
Flag State United States
Classification Society Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Horsepower 10,723 hp per engine (32 MW total)
Speed (Trial) 90% MCR 37 knots @ 400 tonnes DWT
Propulsion 4 Waterjets
Hull Material Aluminum
Engines 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M70.

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