MV Bluenose
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bluenose |
| Namesake | schooner Bluenose |
| Owner | Minister of Transport |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Yarmouth |
| Route | Gulf of Maine |
| Builder | Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon |
| Laid down | July 1954 |
| Launched | 25 May 1955 |
| Christened | 1955 |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Maiden voyage | 1956 |
| Out of service | 16 October 1982 |
| Renamed | Marine Bluenose (1983) |
| Identification | |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | ferry |
| Tonnage | 6,419 GT, 1,094 DWT |
| Length | 346 ft (105 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | 6 Fairbanks-Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel electric engines, 12,000 bhp (8,900 kW) |
| Speed | 18.5 kn (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) |
| Capacity | 615 passengers, 150 automobiles, 18 semi-trailers |
| Crew | 96 |
MV Bluenose was a Canadian passenger and motor vehicle ferry operated by Canadian National Railways and later CN Marine from 1955 to 1982. She sailed between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel was named after the famed Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner Bluenose.