MV ''Queen of Coquitlam'' is a in the

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fleet, launched in 1976. She first operated on BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to

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route. For most of her life, she has been a replacement/relief vessel on all the major routes serving

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. She is named for the city of

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. This ship has the distinction of being the only BC Ferries vessel to have issued a mayday from dry dock when, during a 1980 maintenance layover, she tipped in the Burrard Shipyards drydock, causing approximately

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$3 million in damage. In November 2002, she started a major rehabilitation that would extend her service life by another 20 years. The refurbishment, costing CAD $18 million, improved her passenger services with some minor work to her engineering. Additionally, over 100 tonnes of steel was either added or replaced, and four evacuation stations were installed.BC Ferries
Queen of Coquitlam
Retrieved on 9 February 2009. She returned to service by June 2003. Upon return, ''Queen of Coquitlam'' started regular service on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route. ''

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'', which had a similar refit to ''Queen of Coquitlam'', displaced her from her route in the early Summer 2005. She currently operates as a secondary vessel on Langdale - Horseshoe Bay in the summer, as well as a replacement vessel for any of the other C class or Super C-class vessels when they are sent for refitting.

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*Length: 139.29 m (457 ft) *Beam (width): 27 m (89 ft) *Decks ASL: 6 *Draught (depth): 6 m (20 ft) *Tonnage: 6,551.18 *Engines: 2 × MaK 12M551AK 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) each maximum *Power 11,860 hp (8.84 MW) *Service Speed: 19 to 22 knots (35 to 41 km/h) *Cars: 362 *Passengers: 1,466 *Crew: 34 *Route: Langdale-Horseshoe Bay (summer)

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BC Ferries: ''Queen of Coquitlam''YouTube video of the Queen of Coquitlam
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queen of Coquitlam, MV C-class ferries 1976 ships Ships built in British Columbia

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