MV Queen of Oak Bay
Queen of Oak Bay departs the Departure Bay ferry terminal in June 2008. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Queen of Oak Bay |
| Operator | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Victoria Canada |
| Route | Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay |
| Builder | Burrard Yarrows, Victoria |
| Completed | 1981, upgraded 2005 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | C-class double-ended roll-on/roll-off ferry |
| Tonnage | 6,968.91 tons |
| Length | 139.29 m (457 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Draft | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Installed power | 11,840 hp (8,830 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MaK 12M551AK |
| Speed | 19–22 knots (35–41 km/h; 22–25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 34 |
MV Queen of Oak Bay is a double-ended C-class roll-on/roll-off ferry in the BC Ferries fleet, launched in 1981 at Victoria, British Columbia. The 139.29-metre (457 ft) long, 6,969-ton vessel has a capacity for 362 cars and over 1,500 passengers and crew. She normally operates on BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (Nanaimo) route, part of the Trans-Canada Highway. She is named for the district of Oak Bay.