MV Grey Lady

Last updated April 21, 2019

MV Grey Lady is a high speed catamaran ferry operated by Hy-Line Cruises that travels on a route between Hyannis and Nantucket.

Catamaran multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat

A catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat. Catamaran is from a Tamil word, kattumaram, which means "logs tied together".

Hy-Line Cruises is a family owned and operated Massachusetts ferry and cruise company. The company currently operates the second largest passenger ferry service between mainland Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The company also operates sightseeing cruises and fishing charters. The company's main office is located at 22 Channel Point Road in Hyannis.

Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape". It contains a majority of the Barnstable Town offices and two important shopping districts: the historic downtown Main Street and the Route 132 Commercial District, including Cape Cod Mall and Independence Park, headquarters of Cape Cod Potato Chips. Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis is the largest on Cape Cod.

The vessel was designed by Incat Crowther and ordered from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in February 2002.^[1] While she was originally to be named Grey Lady III, following two previous ferries of that name,^[1] when she was delivered in May 2003 she bore the name Grey Lady.^[2]

Incat Crowther is an Australian Company, headquartered in Belrose, a suburb of Sydney specializing in Marine engineering design. Incat Crowther has offices in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States and Winchester, UK.

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Somerset, Massachusetts on the Taunton River. It primarily builds pilot boats and high-speed catamaran ferries.

Grey Lady is 144 feet (44 m) long, with a beam of 35 feet (11 m) and a draft of 6.5 feet (2.0 m).^[1] She has four Cummins diesel engines that can propel her at up to 38 knots (44 mph), though her normal service speed is 33 knots (38 mph).^[1] She has a passenger capacity of 300.^[1]

Cummins is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipment, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control, electrical power generation systems, and semi trucks. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United States, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 6,000 dealers. Cummins reported net income of $999 million on sales of $20.4 billion in 2017.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Hy-Line Cruises Orders Fast Ferry". Marine Link. February 5, 2002. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
↑ "Gladding-Hearn Delivers Incat-Designed Ferry". Marine Link. May 19, 2003. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

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[ml-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Hy-Line Cruises Orders Fast Ferry". Marine Link. February 5, 2002. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[2] "Gladding-Hearn Delivers Incat-Designed Ferry". Marine Link. May 19, 2003. Retrieved January 11, 2017.