Current V Class Vessels
Queen of Vancouver (retired)
Former MV City of Vancouver
Built: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1962
Retired: April 15, 2009 - Sold to Coast Marine. She will be stripped to her hull at a later date. Currently moored at Woodfibre
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 9,000 hp (6.7 MW)
Propulsion: Two MaK 9MU551AK
Service speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,357.22
Car capacity: 338
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,708
Route: Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay
Queen of Saanich (retired)
Built: Victoria, British Columbia, 1963
Retired: November 18, 2008 - Sold. Renamed Owen Belle. Used as a logging camp on the coast of the Vancouver Island. Later moved to be moored on west side of Anvil Island in Howe Sound, it has been towed to Mexico on September 8 to be scrapped.
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 8,941 hp (6.7 MW)
Propulsion: Two MaK 8M551AK
Service speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,301.65
Car capacity: 360
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,708
Route: Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen
Queen of Esquimalt (retired)
Built: Victoria, British Columbia, 1963
Retired: May 25, 2008 - Sold to Dalian Golden Sun I/E Co., Ltd. Renamed Princess Jacqueline. The vessel is now being scrapped in Ensenada, Mexico
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 8,500 hp (6.3 MW)
Propulsion: Two MaK 8M551AK
Service speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,304
Car capacity: 376
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,656
Route: Langdale - Horseshoe Bay (summer), spare ship in all other seasons.
Queen of Victoria (retired)
Former MV City of Victoria
Built: Victoria, British Columbia, 1962
Retired: 2001 - sold to R & G Importadora & Exportadora of the Dominican Republic. Renamed Queen of Ocoa. Scrapped in 2006 at Alang.
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 9,000 hp (6.7 MW)
Propulsion: Two MaK 9MU551AK
Service speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,294
Car capacity: 286
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,360
Route: Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay
| Preceded by Sidney Class ferries |
BC Ferries Flagship 1962 - 1985 |
Succeeded by MV Queen of the North |
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