Launched December 1975 | Ordered March 1974 Length 139 m | |
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Owner British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Operator British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Route Departure Bay - Horseshoe Bay | ||
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M/V 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 Greater Vancouver Regional District. She is named for the city of Coquitlam.
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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, she tipped over and landed on her side in the Burrard Shipyards drydock, causing approximately CAD $3 million in damage. In November 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 evacuation stations were installed. She returned to service by June 2003.
Upon return, the Queen of Coquitlam started regular service on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route. 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 Langdale - Horseshoe Bay in the summer, as well as a replacement vessel for any of the other C class or Super C class vessels when they are sent for refitting.
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