- Sidney class ferry
The Sidney Class consist of the original two ferries built for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation in 1960. [Bannerman, Gary & Patricia. "The Ships of British Columbia - An Illustrated History of the British Columbia Ferry Corporation". Hancock House Publishers. Surrey, BC. 1985. ] [BC Ferries- A Complete Pictoral Study of BC's Ferry Fleet. John L. Barnard Photographs Ltd. Date unknown.]
There is currently one Sidney class ferry remaining in service, the "Queen of Tsawwassen" ( Hull 309). Its sister ship, the "Queen of Sidney" ( Hull 85) was retired on November 28, 2000. They 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. [BC Ferries- A Complete Pictoral Study of BC's Ferry Fleet. John L. Barnard Photographs Ltd. Date unknown.]
*Overall length: 102.49m
*Gross tonnage: 3127.33 tons
*Car capacity: 138
*Passenger Capacity: 989
*Service speed: 18 knotsThe Queen of Tsawwassen was built at
Burrard Dry Dock - Vancouver, while the Queen of Sidney was built atVictoria Machinery Depot - Victoria.References
External links
* [http://ferrypicsbygraham.fotopic.net/c932090.html 'Sidney' Class Vessels - The duo that started it all (gallery)]
* [http://www.evergreenfleet.com/sidneyclass.html Evergreenfleet.com - Sidney class profile]
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