I-class ferry explained

BC Ferries operates three Intermediate-class ferries:

MV Queen of Capilano (1991)

• 100 vehicles since Jan 2015 mid-life refit
• 462 passengers
• 96 metre length
• 2,500 gross tons
• 12.5 kts
• 7305 HP
• Route: Horseshoe Bay ↔ Bowen Island

MV Queen of Cumberland (1992)

• 112 vehicles
• 462 passengers
• 96 metre length
• 2,662 gross tons
• 12.5 kts
• 7305 HP
• Route: Swartz Bay ↔ Southern Gulf Islands

(2008)

• Was renamed from MV Island Sky on October 24, 2019^[1]
• 125 vehicles
• 450 passengers
• 102 metres length
• 3,397 gross tons
• 15.5 kts
• 7094 HP
• Route: Earl's Cove ↔ Saltery Bay

All three ferries were built at Vancouver Shipyards of the Washington Marine Group in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

External links

• Queen of Capilano
• Queen of Cumberland
• Malaspina Sky

Notes and References

1. Web site: Powell River-Earls Cove ferry renamed Malaspina Sky . Galinski . Paul . Powell River Peak . October 24, 2019 . 2019-10-26.