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View of Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (British Columbia, Canada) for BC Ferries

List of retired BC Ferries:

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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
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 Howe Sound Queen 1964 1971-2019 None 52 300 Purchased in 1971. Sold at an auction for CA$210,000 in 2019 [15]
MV Nimpkish 1973 1985-2020 N 12 95 Transferred to BC Ferries in 1985
MV North Island Princess 1958 (1971) 1969-1977; 1985-2020 None 38 150 Acquired in 1969 purchase of Coast Ferries; Transferred to Ministry of Transportation & Highways in 1977 and back to BC Ferries in 1985; currently for sale. [16][17]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hammersmark, John. "Old and Retired Ferries". The Ferry Terminal. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ^ Photos of MV Quillayute. EvergreenFleet.com.
  3. ^ Photos of SS Smokwa (ex-Scotian). EvergreenFleet.com.
  4. ^ Photos of MV Jervis Queen (ex-Bainbridge). EvergreenFleet.com.
  5. ^ Photos of MV George S. Pearson (ex-Fox Island, ex-Wollochet). EvergreenFleet.com.
  6. ^ Photo of MV Cy Peck. EvergreenFleet.com.
  7. ^ Photos of MV Sechelt Queen (ex-Chinoook II, ex Chinook). EvergreenFleet.com.
  8. ^ Photos of MV Langdale Queen (ex-Kahloke, ex-City of Sacramento, ex-Asbury Park). EvergreenFleet.com.
  9. ^ Photo of MV Pender Queen (ex-Motor Princess). EvergreenFleet.com.
  10. ^ MarineLink.com: Sale of the MV Vesuvius Queen
  11. ^ MarineLink.com: Sale of the MV Queen of Victoria
  12. ^ Times Colonist, "Queen of Esquimalt sold to buyer in China", 12 July 2008 Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Photos of MV Queen of Tsawwassen (ex-Tsawwassen). EvergreenFleet.com.
  14. ^ Photos of MV Queen of Vancouver (ex-City of Vancouver). EvergreenFleet.com.
  15. ^ L, Troy; reville. "Final bid for Howe Sound Queen comes in at $210,000". My Campbell River Now. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  16. ^ Morneau, Ethan (2020-07-19). "BC Ferries' decommissioned North Island Princess on the market for $159,000". My Powell River Now. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  17. ^ Hammersmark, John (October 30, 2006). "North Island Princess - BC Ferries". West Coast Ferries. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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