MV Queen of Cowichan

M/V "Queen of Cowichan" is a BC Ferry vessel, built in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976. It joined the other two C-class ferries built that year, the "Queen of Alberni" and the "Queen of Coquitlam", and was followed by the "Queen of Surrey" and "Queen of Oak Bay". The ship, like all C-class ferries, is double-ended. This means the ship never has to turn around in port during regular service. The ships engines turn out 11,860HP which gives it a service speed of 22 knots. Like all the C-class ferries it is 139.28m long. Almost identical to the "Queen of Coquitlam", the vessel has a car capacity of 392 and a passenger capacity for 1,466 people. The ship has two car decks. A lower car deck capable of carrying trucks and buses carries the overheight vehicles while the upper car deck can carry the majority of the cars onboard.

External links

* [http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/profile-queen_of_cowichan.html BC Ferries Corporate Site profile on MV "Queen of Cowichan"]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ferries_bc/profiles/bcf_qcowichan.html "Queen of Cowichan"]
* [http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/1995/m95w0145/m95w0145.asp The Canadian Transportation Safety Board's report on accident aboard in 1995]