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USNS Guam

Ferry

USNS Guam is a ferry. It was built by Austal USA. Reported operators include Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012).

Origin: Not reported
Manufacturer: Austal USA

Length: 114m
Beam: 24m
Speed: 65km/hMaximum
Draught: 4.3mDraft
Crew: 21

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Technical data

Specifications

23 fields · 1 source · retrieved 1 Oct 2026

Dimensions & mass

Displacement: 1,646 tons¹
Length: 373 ft (114 m)¹
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 114 m
Person: 1.75 m
Bus: 12 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Draft

14 ft (4.3 m)¹

Performance

Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)¹
Capacity: 866 passengers, 282 cars¹
Crew: 21¹

Systems & armament

Installed power: 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M70¹
Propulsion: 4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125MkII waterjets¹

Programme

Name: Huakai¹
Owner: Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)¹
Port of registry: Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.¹
Builder: Austal USA¹
Cost: US$ 88M¹
Yard number: 616¹
Launched: September 29, 2008¹
Completed: September 2008¹
Fate: Transferred to United States Navy in 2012¹
Notes: Never entered commercial service¹
Christened: 27 April 2019¹
Identification: IMO number : 9328924 MMSI number : 369466000 Callsign : NGUM¹
Decks: 4¹
Deck clearance: 14 ft (4.3 m)¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

USNS Guam · Wikipedia revision 1374280464 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
Huakai
Owner
Infobox · Owner
Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)
Operator
Infobox · Operator
Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)
Port of registry
Infobox · Port of registry
Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.
Builder
Infobox · Builder
Austal USA
Cost
Infobox · Cost
US$ 88M
Yard number
Infobox · Yard number
616
Launched
Infobox · Launched
September 29, 2008
Completed
Infobox · Completed
September 2008
Fate
Infobox · Fate
Transferred to United States Navy in 2012
Notes
Infobox · Notes
Never entered commercial service
Christened
Infobox · Christened
27 April 2019
Identification
Infobox · Identification
IMO number : 9328924 MMSI number : 369466000 Callsign : NGUM
Type
Infobox · Type
Ferry
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
1,646 tons
Length
Infobox · Length
373 ft (114 m)
Beam
Infobox · Beam
78 ft (24 m)
Draft
Infobox · Draft
14 ft (4.3 m)
Decks
Infobox · Decks
4
Deck clearance
Infobox · Deck clearance
14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power
Infobox · Installed power
4 x MTU 20V 8000 M70
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125MkII waterjets
Speed
Infobox · Speed
35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Capacity
Infobox · Capacity
866 passengers, 282 cars
Crew
Infobox · Crew
21

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

USNS Guam equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

United States

Additional operator references

Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)

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