Queen of Coquitlam
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The Queen of Coquitlam is a C class vessel in the BC Ferries fleet, launched in 1976. She first operated on BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay route. For most of her life, she has been a replacement/relief vessel on all the major routes serving the GVRD.
This ship has the distinction of being the only BC Ferries vessel to have issued a mayday from dry dock when, during a 1980 maintenance layover, it tipped over and landed on its side in the Burrard Shipyards drydock, causing approximately CAD $3 million in damage. In November of 2002, she started a major rehabilitation that would extend her service life by another 20 years. The refurbishment, costing CAD $18 million, improved her passenger services with some minor work to her engineering. Additionally, over 100 tonnes of steel was either added or replaced, and four state-of-the-art evacuation stations were installed. [1]
Upon return, the Queen of Coquitlam started regular service on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay. The Queen of Oak Bay, which had a similar refit to the Coquitlam', displaced her from her route in the early Summer of 2005. She currently operates as a secondary vessel on Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay.
[edit] Statistics
- Length: 139.29 m (455 ft)
- Beam (width): 27 m (90 ft)
- Decks ASL: 6
- Draught (depth): 6 m (20 ft)
- Tonnage: 6,551.18
- Engines: 2 x 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) each maximum
- Power 11,860 hp (8.4 MW)
- Service Speed: 19 to 22 knots (37 to 41 km/h)
- Cars: 362
- Passengers: 1,466
- Crew: 44
- Route: Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay (summer)
