Sidney class ferry
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She has been left to rot in the Fraser River
Fraser River
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near Mission
Mission
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British Columbia
British Columbia
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The Sidney Class consists of the original two ferries built for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation
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...
in 1960. The design for the ships was based on the MV Coho
MV Coho
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ferry with changes made to accommodate loading of vehicles through the bow of the vessel.
After more than 40 years of service, the Queen of Sidney (Hull 85) was retired on November 28, 2000. The Queen of Tsawwassen (Hull 309) continued in service until the fall of 2008. A decommissioning ceremony was held on September 27, 2008 at the Deas Pacific Marine shipyard.
These two ships spent almost all of their service life identical to when they were constructed, except for an expansion of the restaurant areas, due to unexpected food demand shortly after they commenced service.
- Overall length: 102.49m
- Gross tonnage: 3127.33 tons
- Propulsion: Two Mirrlees
- Car capacity: 138
- Passenger Capacity: 989
- Service speed: 18 knots
The Queen of Tsawwassen was built at Burrard Dry Dock
Burrard Dry Dock
Burrard Dry Dock Ltd. was a Canadian shipbuilding company headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia . Together with the neighboring North Van Ship Repair yard and the Yarrows Ltd...
in Vancouver, while the Queen of Sidney was built at Victoria Machinery Depot
Victoria Machinery Depot
Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd. was a ship builder located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.This was a historic metalworks and shipyard in Victoria, Canada. From the late 1850s on, with the Fraser Canyon and Cariboo Gold Rushes British Columbia was dependent upon Californian supplies and ships...
in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
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