Queen of Surrey approaching Horseshoe Bay
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History | |
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Name | Queen of Surrey |
Operator | BC Ferries |
Port of registry | Canada |
Route | Horseshoe Bay to Langdale |
Builder | Burrard Yarrows Corp., North Vancouver |
Yard number | 100 |
Launched | 27 August 1980 |
Completed | May 1981 |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | C-class double-ended roll-on/roll-off |
Tonnage | |
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Beam | 27.6 m (90 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 11,860 hp (8,840 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 × MaK 12M551AK diesel engines |
Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
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MV Queen of Surrey is a double-ended C-class roll-on/roll-off ferry in the BC Ferries fleet. The ship was launched in 1980 and entered service in 1981. The ferry normally operates on BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route. She is named for the city of Surrey. On May 12, 2003, Queen of Surrey suffered an engine fire that disabled the ferry in Howe Sound. No one was injured and the ship was returned to service. In 2004, the ferry was involved in a collision with a tugboat, and in 2019 she struck a fixed structure at the Langdale terminal. The 2019 crash lead to passengers being stranded on the vessel for over ten hours.