HSC Lake Express
 Lake Express at Muskegon
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 2004 onwards: Lake Express |
| Operator | 2004 onwards: Lake Express |
| Port of registry | 2004 onwards: Milwaukee  |
| Route | Milwaukee - Muskegon |
| Builder | Austal USA, Mobile |
| Yard number | US 614 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9329253 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,757 GT |
| Length | 191 ft 7 in (58.40 m)[1] |
| Beam | 57 ft 9 in (17.60 m)[1] |
| Draught | 8 ft 2 in (2.50 m) [1] |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines[1] |
| Propulsion | 4 × Kamewa waterjets[1] |
| Speed | 34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h)[1] |
| Capacity |
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Lake Express is a high-speed
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Muskegon, Michigan
, from late spring to the fall of each year.
Background
The ship travels at a top speed of 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h)Spirit of Ontario I, which was beset by a series of last-minute delays, by one month.
On August 21, 2005, the ferry rescued a man whose boat had capsized in the middle of Lake Michigan.[3]
Gallery
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Terminal in Milwaukee Harbor -
En route to Muskegon, Milwaukee fades away at the horizon -
Lake express visible from airplane -
See also
- SS Badger, another ferry on a more northern route across Lake Michigan
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Austal. "Austal Launches largest Vessel to date" (Press release). Austal. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Mulherin, Brian (June 2, 2004). "Fast, Quiet, But Not So Smooth: Lake Express Rolls into Service with Excitement". Ludington Daily News. pp. A1–A2 – via Google News.
- ^ Sandler, Larry (August 21, 2005). "Ferry Rescues Boater from Lake". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. pp. 1B–2B – via Google News.
External links
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