Sidney class ferry

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The Sidney Class Ferries consist of the original two ferries built for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation in 1960.^[1]^[2]

There is currently one Sidney class ferry remaining in service, the Queen of Tsawwassen. Its sister ship, the Queen of Sidney 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. ^[3]

Overall length: 102.49m
Gross tonnage: 3127.33 tons
Car capacity: 138
Passenger Capacity: 989
Service speed: 18 knots

The Queen of Tsawwassen was build in Vancouver, while the Queen of Sidney was built in Victoria.

[edit] References

^ 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.
^ BC Ferries- A Complete Pictoral Study of BC's Ferry Fleet. John L. Barnard Photographs Ltd. Date unknown.

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