 | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (April 2012) |
 MV Queen of the North
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| History | |
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 Sweden | |
| Name | Stena Danica |
| Owner | Stena Line |
| Port of registry |  Sweden |
| Route | Gothenburg, Sweden and Frederikshavn |
| Builder | AG Weser Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Launched | February 16, 1969 |
| Acquired | June 28, 1969 |
| Fate | Sold to BC Ferries for CAD $13.8 million in April 1974 |
 Canada | |
| Name | Queen of Surrey |
| Owner | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry |  Victoria, British Columbia |
| Route | Horseshoe Bay – Departure Bay |
| Acquired | April 1974 |
| Out of service | 1976 to 1980 |
| Fate | Ship was refit and renamed. |
| Canada | |
| Name | Queen of the North |
| Owner | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Victoria, British Columbia |
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| Out of service |
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| Identification | IMO number: 6917267 |
| Fate | Sank on March 22, 2006. Ship's final position is 53°19.917′N 129°14.729′W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | RORO ferry |
| Tonnage | 8,806 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 125 m (410 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
| Beam | 19.74 m (64 ft 9+1⁄8 in) |
| Draft | 5.24 m (17 ft 2+1⁄4 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAN V40/54 diesels |
| Speed | 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage. On March 22, 2006, with 101 people aboard, she failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank (around 1400 ft). Two passengers, whose bodies were never found, died in the incident. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 8,806 (the fifth largest in fleet), and an overall length of 125 metres (410 ft) (14th longest in the fleet). She had a capacity of 700 passengers and 115 cars.