N class ferry
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N class ferries are a class of RORO
ferries, of which two remaining examples are owned by BC Ferries
. These ferries have the distinction of being the smallest vessels owned by BC Ferries.
N class consists of three vessels:
MV Nimpkish, owned and operated by BC Ferries.
Built: Vancouver BC
Launched: 1973
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.93 metres
Gross Tons: 371
Service Speed: 11 knots
Horsepower: 680
MV Nicola
, (A.K.A. Spirit of Lax Kw' Alaams owned by BC Ferries, but operated by Lax Kw'alaams
First Nations
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Built: Vancouver BC
Launched: 1961
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.8 metres
Gross Tons: 256.34
Service Speed: 10 knots
Horsepower: 680
MV Albert J Savoie, sold to Rainy Day Logging in 2002.
Built: Vancouver BC
Launched:
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.8 metres
Gross Tons: 256.34
Service Speed: 10 knots
Horsepower: 680
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
ferries, of which two remaining examples are owned by BC Ferries
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is a de facto Crown Corporation that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
. These ferries have the distinction of being the smallest vessels owned by BC Ferries.
N class consists of three vessels:
MV Nimpkish, owned and operated by BC Ferries.
Built: Vancouver BC
Launched: 1973
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.93 metres
Gross Tons: 371
Service Speed: 11 knots
Horsepower: 680
MV Nicola
MV Nicola
The MV Nicola is an N class ferry, owned, but not operated by BC Ferries. It is also known as the Spirit of Lax Kw Alaams, a British Columbia First Nations name. The Spirit of Lax Kw Alaams currently runs between Prince Rupert and Port Simpson, a BC First Nations community on British Columbia's...
, (A.K.A. Spirit of Lax Kw' Alaams owned by BC Ferries, but operated by Lax Kw'alaams
Lax Kw'alaams
Lax-Kw'alaams , usually called Port Simpson, is an Indigenous village community in British Columbia, Canada, not far from the city of Prince Rupert. It is the home of the "Nine Tribes" of the lower Skeena River, which are nine of the fourteen tribes of the Tsimshian nation...
First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
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Built: Vancouver BC
Launched: 1961
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.8 metres
Gross Tons: 256.34
Service Speed: 10 knots
Horsepower: 680
MV Albert J Savoie, sold to Rainy Day Logging in 2002.
Built: Vancouver BC
Launched:
Vehicle capacity: 16
Passenger Capacity: 133
Length: 33.8 metres
Gross Tons: 256.34
Service Speed: 10 knots
Horsepower: 680