MV Queen of New Westminster
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Queen of New Westminster |
| Namesake | City of New Westminster |
| Operator | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Victoria |
| Route | Tsawwassen ↔ Swartz Bay Tsawwassen ↔️ Duke Point |
| Builder | Victoria Machinery Depot |
| Yard number | 105 |
| Laid down | May 31, 1963 |
| Launched | July 31, 1964 |
| In service | 1964 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | V-class ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 6,129 t (6,032 long tons) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 18,100 hp (13,500 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MV Queen of New Westminster is a Canadian roll-on/roll-off V-class passenger ferry operated by BC Ferries. The ship was built at Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria, British Columbia, with the vessel's keel being laid down on May 31, 1963, and launched on July 31, 1964. The ferry entered service in 1964. In 1973 Queen of New Westminster underwent the first major refit at Burrard Dry Dock of the ferry's career. The vessel underwent further refits in 1991 and in 2007 to 2009, the latter extending the ship's service life for a further fifteen years. Queen of New Westminster is the oldest ship in service with BC Ferries.