There are three ferries in BC Ferries' fleet which fit into the Burnaby class. They are the Queen of Burnaby, Queen of New Westminster, and Queen of Nanaimo. Image File history File links BC Ferries Queen of Burnaby. ... Image File history File links BC Ferries Queen of Burnaby. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. ... There are three ferries in BC Ferries fleet which fit into the Burnaby class. ... There are three ferries in BC Ferries fleet which fit into the Burnaby class. ... There are three ferries in BC Ferries fleet which fit into the Burnaby class. ...
These ferries were stretched by 84 feet (26 m) to increase their car carrying capacity. All are propelled by controllable pitch propellers. All were built with Mirrlees National KVSSM, V-16, 4 stroke-cycle, diesel engines, producing 3000 brake horsepower (2,200 kW) at 320 revolutions per minuite. The Queen of New Westminster damaged a crankshaft beyond repair and was re-engined with four Wartsila engines. At this time, the New West was also lifted, adding a second upper cardeck similar to the other V class vessels. As a result, she is no longer considered as a "Burnaby" class vessel. This article needs cleanup. ...
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List of other BC Ferries ship classes:
S class ferry or super ferries, the largest in the fleet
In 1970, BC Ferries began the process of inserting 84-foot extensions into the middle of seven of the original nine ferries to increase both vehicle and passenger capacity.
In 1985, BC Ferries took over the salt-water portion of the British Columbia Ministry of Transport and Highways which included several short routes and 14 ferries.
In June of 1994, BC Ferries came out with a 10-year plan announcing a new Duke Point terminal, upgrading of existing terminals, new Century Classferries for minor routes, a new northern ferry, and 3 new fast ferries.
The C-Class ferries are a class of double-ended ferries operated by BC Ferries in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, and were all constructed during the 1970s and early 1980s.
The first 2 C-Class ferries were the Queen of Cowichan and the Queen of Coquitlam, constructed in 1976.
The C-Class ferries are 139.29 meters long, with a car capacity of 362, and a crew and passenger capacity of 1500 persons.
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