MV ''Queen of Cowichan'' is a

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vessel, built in

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in 1976. It joined the other two

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built that year, and , and was followed by and . The ship, like all C-class ferries, is double-ended. This means the ship never has to turn around in port during regular service. The ships two MaK 12M551AK engines turn out which gives it a service speed of . Like all the C-class ferries it is long. Almost identical to ''Queen of Coquitlam'', the vessel has a car capacity of 312 and a passenger capacity for 1,494 people. The ship has two car decks. A lower car deck capable of carrying trucks and buses carries the overheight vehicles while the upper car deck can carry the majority of the cars on board. She is named for the regional district of

Cowichan Valley Regional District The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts to the north and northwest, ...

External links

BC Ferries: ''Queen of Cowichan''The Canadian Transportation Safety Board's report on accident aboard in 1995
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