HSC Lake Express
Lake Express at Muskegon | |
| 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) |
| Beam | 57 ft 9 in (17.60 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 2 in (2.50 m) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 4 × Kamewa waterjets |
| Speed | 34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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Lake Express is a high-speed auto and passenger ferry that is in service on a route across Lake Michigan. Lake Express links the cities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Muskegon, Michigan, from late spring to the fall of each year.