MV Frontenac II explained

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Ship Caption:Amherst Island ferry, the Frontenac II
Ship Name:Frontenac II
Ship Owner:Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Ship Registry: Kingston, Ontario
Ship Route:Millhaven, Ontario to Amherst Island
Ship Builder:Chantier Maritime De St. Laurent Ltee, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Ship Launched:1962
Ship Identification:
    • Transport Canada Ship Registry: 313948
Ship Type:Ferry
Ship Length:55.08m (180.71feet)
Ship Beam:13.75m (45.11feet)
Ship Depth:3.93m (12.89feet)
Ship Power:1000BHP
Ship Propulsion:Two single-screw diesel engines
Ship Speed:10kn
The motor vessel Frontenac II is a ferry on Lake Ontario, that runs from Millhaven, Ontario to Amherst Island.[1] [2] The trip takes fifteen minutes.[3] The vessel loads at both the bow and stern.

The docks at Millhaven and Amherst Island are equipped with an ice defeating bubble system.[4] As the vessel is constructed entirely of steel, and is not equipped with insulation, winter passages can be very cold.

Ferries to Amherst Island are operated under an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Transport.[5] Under that agreement if ferry service to nearby Wolfe Island or the ferry service across the Bay of Quinte at Glenora requires it, the usual Amherst Island ferries can be diverted to serve those higher priority routes.The MV Quinte Loyalist has filled in on some occasions when the Frontenac was not available.[6] [7]

The M/V Frontenac II was built in 1962 by Chantier Maritime De St. Laurent Ltee. of St. Laurent Quebec. The original name of the vessel was Charlevoix before being registered as Frontenac II in 1993 after being purchased by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Her official number is 313948 and her port of registry is Kingston, Ontario.[8]

In 2017, the Ontario provincial government ordered a new battery electric powered 68m (223feet) ferry with a capacity of 300 people and 42 vehicles from Damen Group to operate the Amherst Island route.[9] That ferry, the M/V Amherst Islander II, is scheduled to begin operations in April 2022.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Province to run dock . . 2009 . 2011-11-04 . The Frontenac II, the ferry that serves the island, can be loaded both from the side, or from the bow and stern. . Ian Elliot . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142408/http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1691320&archive=true . 2012-04-04.
  2. News: Shipping News; What came in and out of the Port of Hamilton last week. https://archive.today/20130201042730/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1481994871.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+21,+2008&author=Anonymous&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Shipping+News;+What+came+in+and+out+of+the+Port+of+Hamilton+last+week:&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. Toronto Star. 2008-05-21. 2011-11-04. Winter repairs were completed on the Frontenac II, a ferry that serves traffic moving from its base in Millhaven, Ont., to Amherst Island, west of Kingston. . A15.
  3. News: Wonderland for Owls. https://archive.today/20130131193901/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1652974731.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+28,+2009&author=Anonymous&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Wonderland+for+owls;+Reader+Marg+Werden+of+Vittoria+is+a+birdwatcher+who+made+a+trip+to+Amherst+Island+near+Kingston.+This+story+was+originally+submitted+as+an+assignment+for+her+travel+writing+course+at+Mohawk+College.&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. The Hamilton Spectator. 2009-02-28. 2011-11-07. We met at the ferry dock in Millhaven early in the morning on a cold and snowy Sunday in mid-January and boarded the Frontenac II for the 15-minute trip to Amherst Island.. B.8. Marg Werden .
  4. News: Winter Crossing . . 2004-01-14 . 2011-11-07 . With ice building up in the North Channel, the ‘bubbler system’ kept the track open enabling Captain Willard to cross at regular speed. . 10 . Terrence Patrick Culbert . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415013237/http://www.amherstisland.on.ca/Beacon/AIBfeb04web.pdf . 2012-04-15.
  5. News: AIMS meeting minutes for January 2005 . . February 2005 . 2011-11-07 . One of my big frustrations is how we’re tied to the Wolfe Island and Glenora ferries. We are still party to a Ministry of Transport agreement that if either of those two areas need the Frontenac II, we lose it." . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415013252/http://www.amherstisland.on.ca/Beacon/aibfeb05web.pdf . 2012-04-15.
  6. News: Quinte Loyalist to remain on Amherst Island route until December 20th . . November 2004 . 2011-11-07 . Due to unforeseen repairs to the MV Wolfe Islander III, the MV Quinte Loyalist will be used on the Amherst Island service until December 20th. . 19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415013330/http://www.amherstisland.on.ca/Beacon/AIBnov04web.pdf . 2012-04-15.
  7. News: Frontenac II Heads to Hamilton for Drydocking . . April 2008 . 2011-11-07 . The Quinte Loyalist will be our link to the mainland for the next six to eight weeks. Meanwhile, the Frontenac II is dry docked in Hamilton undergoing maintenance inspections and any repairs deemed necessary. . 13 . Terry Culbert . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415013443/http://www.amherstisland.on.ca/Beacon/April%202008-Esub.pdf . 2012-04-15.
  8. Web site: Details for registered vessel FRONTENAC II (O.N. 313948) . 17 October 2013 . [Transport Canada] . 27 August 2014.
  9. Web site: Ontario opts for all electric propulsion for two new ferries . Marine Log . 20 March 2018 . 13 April 2018.
  10. News: Yakub . Mehanaz . Sister electric ferries now en route to Amherst Island and Wolfe Island . 2 January 2022 . Electric Autonomy Canada . 21 September 2021 . en-CA.

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