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I-class ferry

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MV Queen of Capilano in 2008
Class overview
BuildersVancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver
OperatorsBC Ferries
Completed3
Active3

BC Ferries operates three Intermediate-class ferries:

MV Queen of Capilano (1991)

  • 100 vehicles since Jan 2015 mid-life refit
  • 462 passengers
  • 96 metre length
  • 2,500 gross tons
  • 12.5 kts
  • 7305 HP
  • Route: Horseshoe Bay ↔ Bowen Island
MV Queen of Cumberland on April 18, 2003

MV Queen of Cumberland (1992)

  • 112 vehicles
  • 462 passengers
  • 96 metre length
  • 2,662 gross tons
  • 12.5 kts
  • 7305 HP
  • Route: Swartz Bay ↔ Southern Gulf Islands

MV Malaspina Sky (2008)

  • Was renamed from MV Island Sky on October 24, 2019[1]
  • 125 vehicles
  • 450 passengers
  • 102 metres length
  • 3,397 gross tons
  • 15.5 kts
  • 7094 HP
  • Route: Earl's Cove ↔ Saltery Bay

All three ferries were built at Vancouver Shipyards of the Washington Marine Group in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

References

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  1. ^ Galinski, Paul (October 24, 2019). "Powell River-Earls Cove ferry renamed Malaspina Sky". Powell River Peak. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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