MV Queen of Cowichan
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| Career (Canada) |  |
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| Name: | Queen of Cowichan |
| Namesake: | Cowichan Bay, British Columbia |
| Owner: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Operator: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Route: | Departure Bay - Horseshoe Bay |
| Builder: | Burrard Yarrows Ltd. (Victoria) |
| Completed: | 1976 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | C-class ferry |
| Type: | RORO ferry |
| Tonnage: | 6503 |
| Length: | 139 m |
| Installed power: | 11,860 hp (8,840 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Two MaK 12M551AK |
| Speed: | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
1494 passengers & crew 360 cars |
M/V Queen of Cowichan is a BC Ferry vessel, built in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976. It joined the other two C-class ferries built that year, the Queen of Alberni and the Queen of Coquitlam, and was followed by the Queen of Surrey and Queen of Oak Bay. The ship, like all C-class ferries, is double-ended. This means the ship never has to turn around in port during regular service. The ships two MaK 12M551AK engines turn out 11,860 HP which gives it a service speed of 22 knots. Like all the C-class ferries it is 139.28m long. Almost identical to the Queen of Coquitlam, the vessel has a car capacity of 392 and a passenger capacity for 1,466 people. The ship has two car decks. A lower car deck capable of carrying trucks and buses carries the overheight vehicles while the upper car deck can carry the majority of the cars onboard.
External links
- BC Ferries: Queen of Cowichan
- West Coast Ferries: Queen of Cowichan
- The Canadian Transportation Safety Board's report on accident aboard in 1995
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