V class ferry

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The V Class Ferries include the following BC Ferries Ships Built between 1961 and 1963: These vessels were the backbone of service on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay Route prior to the arrival of the "Spirit of British Columbia" in 1993. These vessels have also undergone vehicle capacity increases three times. The first was the installation of platform decks or ramps, the seconds saw the ships sliced in half vertically for the insertion of an 84 foot mid-section, the third increase that was probably one of the biggest enginering projects on an existing vessel in BC Ferries history saw the ferries cut horizontally to insert an extra car deck

Queen of Vancouver
Former MV City of Vancouver
Built: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1962
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 9,000 hp (6.7 MW)
Service speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,357.22
Car capacity: 338
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,708
Route: Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay

Queen of Saanich
Built: Victoria, British Columbia, 1963
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 8,941 hp (6.7 MW)
Service speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,301.65
Car capacity: 360
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,708
Route: Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen

Queen of Esquimalt (retired)
Built: Victoria, British Columbia, 1963
Length: 129.9 m (426 ft)
Power: 8,500 hp (6.3 MW)
Service speed: 19 knots (35 km/h)
Gross tons: 9,304
Car capacity: 376
Passenger & crew capacity: 1,656
Route: Langdale - Horseshoe Bay (Summer), spare ship in all other seasons.

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