MV Northern Expedition
.jpg) M/V Northern Expedition | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Northern Expedition |
| Operator: | BC Ferries |
| Ordered: | August 18, 2006[1] |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard |
| Cost: | $133 Million (CAD)[2] |
| Laid down: | June 16, 2008[3] |
| Launched: | September 25, 2008[4] |
| Completed: | January, 2009[5] |
| Maiden voyage: | January 30, 2009[5] |
| In service: | May 18, 2009[6] |
| General characteristics [7][2] | |
| Displacement: | 8,187 tonnes |
| Length: | 150 metres (492 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power: | 2 x 4500 kW medium speed diesel |
| Propulsion: | Two MaK 9M32C |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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M/V Northern Expedition is a RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. It sails daily on the Inside Passage route connecting Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.
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History
On August 18, 2006 BC Ferries awarded the contract to build a replacement vessel for the Queen of Prince Rupert to Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard in Flensburg, Germany (the same shipyard awarded the contract for the 3 new Coastal class ferries).[1] Shortly thereafter it was determined that the new ship would be named the Northern Expedition and that BC Ferries' other northern vessel (the recently purchased Sonia, the replacement for the sunken Queen of the North) would be named the Northern Adventure.[8]
The keel of the vessel was laid on June 16, 2008[3] and it was launched on September 25, 2008[4]. The vessel left Germany on January 30, 2009 bound for B.C. via the Panama Canal[5]. The Northern Expedition completed its 9,900 nautical mile journey on March 6, 2009, passing Victoria and Vancouver before arriving in Departure Bay at Nanaimo for post-voyage inspection[2].
The Northern Expedition entered service on May 18, 2009 along the Inside Passage route between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy[6]. It joined the Northern Adventure in BC Ferries' northern fleet and allowed for the retirement of the Queen of Prince Rupert.
Amenities
The Northern Expedition's four passenger decks feature:[2][7]
- 55 staterooms
- the Canoe Cafe
- the Vista Restaurant
- the reserved seating Aurora Lounge
- the Raven Lounge, which features 3 large-screen TV's
- the Passages Gift Shop
- a children's play area
- multiple non-reserved seating lounges
| Preceded by Spirit Class ferries |
BC Ferries Flagship 2009 - Present |
Succeeded by |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BC Ferries: BC Ferries Signs Contract to Build New Northern Vessel". 2006-08-18. https://www.bcferries.com/news_archive/files/06-049contracttobuildnewnorthernvessel.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "BC Ferries: New Northern Expedition Set to Arrive Friday". 2009-03-05. http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=89317.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BC Ferries: Northern Expedition Keel Laying in Germany". 2008-06-16. http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=18287.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "BC Ferries: BC Ferries New Northern Vessel Launched in Germany Today". 2008-09-25. http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=63414.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "BC Ferries: New Northern Vessel Now en Route to BC". 2009-01-30. http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=85943.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BC Ferries: BC Ferries Northern Expedition Makes Inaugural Sailing Today". 2009-05-18. http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=102344.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Northern Expedition profile from BC ferries". 2009-05-16. http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/profile-northern_expedition.html.
- ↑ "BC Ferries: BC Ferries Announces Names of New Northern Vessels". 2006-12-15. https://www.bcferries.com/news_archive/files/06-081northernvesselnames.pdf.
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