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The USNS ''Guam'' (HST-1), formerly Hawaii Superferry's ''Huakai'', is a United States Navy high-speed transport vessel.〔 The ship was completed in September 2008 and was intended to start Hawaiian service in May 2009, though delivery postponements saw that planned service canceled. In the Hawaiian language, ''huakai'' means "journey". The design of the is 70 percent in common with the Hawaii Superferries, both built by Austal USA. ==Vessel== ''Huakai'' was a long high-speed roll-on / roll-off (Ro/Ro) passenger and vehicle ferry operated by ''Hawaii Superferry''. ''Huakai'' had a capacity of 866 passengers and up to 282 subcompact cars. It was longer than its sister ship, , due to a bi-fold ramp installed on the stern of the ship. Just like ''Alakai'', the vessel featured environmentally friendly technologies including non-toxic bottom paint, zero wastewater discharge and clean diesel engines.〔(Hawaii Superferry - Eco-friendly Features )〕 Austal USA, a subsidiary of Austal, an Australian company that is the world's largest builder of fast ferries, built ''Huakai''. Construction on ''Huakai'' began in 2007 in Mobile, Alabama. The ship was intended to enter service in 2009, but due to the abrupt shut down of the company the ship was laid up. ''Alakai'' also returned to the Alabama ship yard. On July 2, 2009 Hawaii Superferry decided to abandon the ''Huakai'' and ''Alakai''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Guam (HST-1)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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