List of retired BC Ferries ships
List of retired BC Ferries:
Retired ferries
Since the 1960s, BC Ferries has retired the following ferries:[1]
Name | Built (Rebuilt) | Years in service | Class | Auto capacity | Passenger capacity | Notes | Refs | |
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MV Quillayute | 1927 | 1961-1963 | None | 35 | 600 | Acquired in Black Ball purchase | [2] | |
SS Smokwa | 1946 | 1961-1966 | None | 46 | 473 | Acquired in Black Ball purchase; named Scotian when built | [3] | |
MV Jervis Queen | 1928 | 1961-1966 | None | 45 | 600 | Acquired in Black Ball purchase, formerly named Bainbridge | [4] | |
MV George S. Pearson | 1925 | 1961-1966 | None | 18 | 134 | Acquired in Gulf Island Ferry Co. purchase, previously named Fox Island and Wollochet | [5] | |
MV Cy Peck | 1913 (1930) | 1961-1966 | None | 18 | 135 | Acquired in Gulf Island Ferry Co. purchase; formerly named Island Princess and Daily | [6] | |
MV Sunshine Coast Queen | 1952 | 1967-1976 | None | 180+ | 973 | Originally named Vacationland and later Père Nouvel Sank while being towed for scrap December 3, 1987 | ||
MV Sechelt Queen | 1947 | 1961-1976 | None | 83 | 670 | Acquired in Black Ball purchase, originally named Chinook | [7] | |
MV Langdale Queen | 1903 (1919/1926/1952) | 1961-1976 | None | 80 | 600 | Acquired in Black Ball purchase, formerly named Kahloke, City of Sacramento, and Asbury Park; scrapped in 2009 | [8] | |
MV Dogwood Princess | 1969 | 1969-1979 | None | 0 | 30 | |||
MV Pender Queen | 1923 (1956) | 1961-1980 | None | 40 | 250 | Acquired in Gulf Island Ferry Co. purchase, formerly named Motor Princess. Sunk and scrapped in 2003 | [9] | |
MV Princess of Vancouver | 1955 | 1985-1987 | Princess class | 150 | 984 | Formerly part of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways' saltwater ferry fleet and the Canadian Pacific Railway | ||
MV Queen of the Islands | 1963 | 1963-1991 | None | 40 | 400 | Sold in 1991, permanently moored in Mosquito Creek Marina in North Vancouver since 2009 | ||
MV Saltspring Queen | 1949 | 1961-1996 | None | 36 | 187 | Acquired in Gulf Island Ferry Co. purchase, formerly named Delta Princess | ||
MV Vesuvius Queen | 1950 | 1962-1998 | None | 35 | 184 | Originally named Lloyd Jones and sailed on Okanagan Lake, sold to R & G Importadora & Exportadora of the Dominican Republic in 1998 | [10] | |
MV Queen of Sidney | 1960 | 1960-2000 | Sidney | 138 | 989 | First BC Ferries vessel, abandoned in 2000 | ||
MV Queen of Victoria | 1962 (1970/1981) | 1962-2000 | V | 286 | 1360 | Stretched in 1970, upper deck added in 1981 to increase capacity; sold to R & G Importadora & Exportadora of the Dominican Republic in 2001 | [11] | |
MV PacifiCat Explorer | 1998 | 1998-2000 | PacifiCat | 235 | 1000 | Video documentary filmed about the ship's construction | ||
MV PacifiCat Discovery | 1999 | 1999-2000 | PacifiCat | 235 | 1000 | |||
MV PacifiCat Voyager | 2000 | Never | PacifiCat | 235 | 1000 | Would have entered service in 2000 | ||
MV Albert J. Savoie | 1961 | 1985-2002 | N | 16 | 133 | Formerly part of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways' saltwater ferry fleet | ||
MV Queen of the North | 1969 | 1974-2006 | None | 115 | 650 | Purchased from Stena Line in 1974; formerly named Queen of Surrey and Stena Danica; sank in Wright Sound on March 22, 2006 | ||
MV Queen of Esquimalt | 1963 (1969/1982) | 1963-2008 | V | 376 | 1630 | Stretched in 1969, upper deck added in 1982 to increase capacity | [12] | |
MV Queen of Tsawwassen | 1960 | 1960-2008 | Sidney | 128 | 640 | [13] | ||
MV Queen of Saanich | 1962 (1972/1982) | 1962-2008 | V | 360 | 1672 | Stretched in 1972, upper deck added in 1982 to increase capacity | ||
MV Queen of Vancouver | 1962 (1972/1981) | 1962-2009 | V | 338 | 1670 | Stretched in 1972, upper deck added in 1981 to increase capacity | [14] | |
MV Queen of Prince Rupert | 1965 | 1965-2009 | None | 80 | 510 | Last BC Ferry built at Victoria Machinery Depot | ||
MV Mill Bay | 1956 | 1969-2011 | None | 16 | 136 | Acquired in 1969 purchase of Coast Ferries | ||
MV Queen of Chilliwack | 1978 | 1991-2015 | None | 115 | 400 | Acquired by Goundar Shipping in 2015 | ||
MV Tenaka | 1964 | 1985-2016 | None | 24 | 244 | Acquired by Lady Rose Marine Services in 2016 | ||
MV Queen of Burnaby | 1965 (1972) | 1965-1994; 2000-2017 | Burnaby | 168 | 904 | Stretched in 1972 to increase capacity | ||
MV Queen of Nanaimo | 1964 (1974) | 1964-2017 | Burnaby | 164 | 1163 | Stretched in 1974 to increase capacity | ||
MV Nimpkish |
1973 | 1985 - 2019 | N | 12 | 95 | transferred to BC Ferries in 1985 | ||
MV Howe Sound Queen | 1964 | 1971-2019 | None | 52 | 300 | Purchased in 1971 |
Planned to be Retired
Several of the K class ferries that had served as Albion ferries are retired and for sale after the opening of the Golden Ears Bridge in 2009.
BC Ferries has plans to retire the Queen of New Westminster, Queen of Alberni, Queen of Coquitlam, and the Queen of Cowichan starting in 2024.
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See also
- Sidney class ferry
- V class ferry
References
- Hammersmark, John. "Old and Retired Ferries". The Ferry Terminal. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Photos of MV Quillayute. EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of SS Smokwa (ex-Scotian). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of MV Jervis Queen (ex-Bainbridge). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of MV George S. Pearson (ex-Fox Island, ex-Wollochet). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photo of MV Cy Peck. EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of MV Sechelt Queen (ex-Chinoook II, ex Chinook). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of MV Langdale Queen (ex-Kahloke, ex-City of Sacramento, ex-Asbury Park). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photo of MV Pender Queen (ex-Motor Princess). EvergreenFleet.com.
- MarineLink.com: Sale of the MV Vesuvius Queen
- MarineLink.com: Sale of the MV Queen of Victoria
- Times Colonist, "Queen of Esquimalt sold to buyer in China", 12 July 2008 Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos of MV Queen of Tsawwassen (ex-Tsawwassen). EvergreenFleet.com.
- Photos of MV Queen of Vancouver (ex-City of Vancouver). EvergreenFleet.com.
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