 Spirit of British Columbia
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Spirit of British Columbia |
| Namesake | British Columbia |
| Owner | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Operator | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Port of registry | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Route | Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay |
| Builder | Integrated Ferry, Esquimalt |
| Yard number | 559 |
| Launched | 17 April 1992 |
| Completed | February 1993 |
| In service | 1993 |
| Refit | 2018 |
| Homeport | Tsawwassen |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | S-class ferry |
| Tonnage | 18,747 GT |
| Displacement | 11,642 t (11,458 long tons; 12,833 short tons) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 32.9 m (107 ft 11 in) |
| Decks | 7 |
| Deck clearance | 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) for lower car decks |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 controllable pitch propellers and 2 bow thrusters |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
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MV Spirit of British Columbia is an S-class ferry, part of the BC Ferries fleet active along the British Columbia coast. It and Spirit of Vancouver Island represent the two largest ships in the fleet. The ship was completed in 1993 and serves the Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay route. In 2018, it underwent a mid-life refit that included conversion to a dual-fuel system that allows it to use either marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas.