M/V Northern Expedition |
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| Career (Canada) | |
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| Name: | NORTHERN EXPEDITION |
| Operator: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Port of registry: | Victoria, BC |
| Acquired: | March 12, 2009 |
| In service: | May 18, 2009[1] |
| Identification: | IMO: 9408413 ON: 833401 ABS: 09181931 |
| Status: | in service |
| Career (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | |
| Name: | NORTHERN EXPEDITION |
| Port of registry: | Kingstown |
| Ordered: | August 18, 2006[2] |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard |
| Cost: | $133 Million (CAD)[3] |
| Laid down: | June 16, 2008[4] |
| Launched: | September 25, 2008[5] |
| Completed: | January 29, 2009[6] |
| Maiden voyage: | January 30, 2009[6] |
| Out of service: | March 12, 2009 |
| Identification: | IMO: 9408413 |
| Status: | change of flag to Canada |
| General characteristics [7][3] | |
| Class and type: | ABS: +A1, Vehicle Passenger Ferry, Circle E, +AMS, ES |
| Tonnage: |
ITC 17729 GT |
| Displacement: | 8,187 tonnes |
| Length: | Lpp:142.3 m LoA:150.75 m |
| Beam: | 23 m |
| Depth: | 7.55 m |
| Ice class: | nil |
| Installed power: |
2 x 4500 kW main diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | Two MaK 9M32C |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
Passengers:
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M/V Northern Expedition is a RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. It sails daily on the Inside Passage route connecting Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.
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On August 18, 2006 BC Ferries awarded the contract to build a replacement vessel for the Queen of Prince Rupert to Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard in Flensburg, Germany (the same shipyard awarded the contract for the 3 new Coastal class ferries).[2] Shortly thereafter it was determined that the new ship would be named the Northern Expedition and that BC Ferries' other northern vessel (the recently purchased Sonia, the replacement for the sunken Queen of the North) would be named the Northern Adventure.[8]
The keel of the vessel was laid on June 16, 2008[4] and it was launched on September 25, 2008[5]. Sea trials took place at Baltic Sea east from Danish island Bornholm between January 7-9, 2009. The vessel left Germany on January 30, 2009 bound for B.C. via the Panama Canal[6]. The Northern Expedition completed its 9,900 nautical mile journey on March 6, 2009, passing Victoria and Vancouver before arriving in Departure Bay at Nanaimo for post-voyage inspection[3].
The Northern Expedition entered service on May 18, 2009 along the Inside Passage route between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy[1]. It joined the Northern Adventure in BC Ferries' northern fleet and allowed for the retirement of the Queen of Prince Rupert.
The Northern Expedition's four passenger decks feature:[3][7]
| Preceded by MV Queen of the North |
BC Ferries Northern Flagship along with MV Northern Adventure 2007-present |
Succeeded by |
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