MV Coastal Renaissance
| 300px The Coastal Renaissance entering Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on February 10, 2008. | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
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| Name: | Coastal Renaissance |
| Operator: | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry: | Victoria |
| Route: | Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay |
| Awarded: | September 17, 2004 |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
| Yard number: | 733 |
| Laid down: | January 2, 2007 |
| Launched: | April 19, 2007 |
| In service: | March 8, 2008 |
| Homeport: | Departure Bay |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9332755 Official number: 832105 Callsign: CFN4888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Coastal Class |
| Tonnage: | 1,770 t (Deadweight) |
| Displacement: | 10,034 t (max) |
| Length: | 160 m |
| Beam: | 28.2 m |
| Draft: | 5.75 m |
| Propulsion: | Four MaK 8M32C diesel engines [1] |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Capacity: |
1,650 passengers 370 vehicles |
M/V Coastal Renaissance is the first of three Coastal Class ships delivered to BC Ferries. Amenities include a Coastal Cafe, Coast Cafe Express, Passages gift shop, Sitka Coffee Place, SeaWest Lounge, Kid Zone play areas, arcade, business work stations. This ship operates mainly on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route in the peak season, but can replace her sisters on the Duke Point-Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen routes whenever they go for refits.
The ship was launched on April 19, 2007, and has completed major construction. The ship left FSG for her delivery voyage to British Columbia on October 27, 2007. She transited the Panama Canal on November 21.
The ship arrived in Nanaimo on December 13, 2007, after passing by Victoria and looping around Vancouver Harbour. After post-delivery activities, including crew training, she entered service.
References
- BC Ferries Press Release, September 17, 2004
- BC Ferries Press Release (vessel names), May 11, 2006
- BC Ferries Press Release (construction begins), August 29, 2006
- BC Ferries Press Release (transits Gatún locks), November 21, 2007
- BC Ferries Press Release (transits Miraflores locks), November 21, 2007
External links
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