MV Holiday Island

MV Holiday Island approaching Wood Islands harbour in 2006
History
Name	William Pope Holiday Island
Owner	Government of Canada (1971–1979) CN Marine (1979–1987) Marine Atlantic (1987–1997) Government of Canada (1997–2023)
Port of registry	Charlottetown
Builder	Port Weller Dry Docks, St. Catharines, Ontario
Yard number	53
Laid down	April 1970
Launched	28 June 1970
Completed	27 April 1971
Out of service	22 July 2022
Identification	IMO number: 7041431 MMSI number: 316001466 Call sign: VGCY
Fate	Scrapped in 2023
General characteristics as built
Type	Ferry
Tonnage	3,037 GT 1,397 DWT
Length	97.9 m (321 ft 2 in) oa 96.6 m (316 ft 11 in) pp
Beam	20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Diesel engine
Propulsion	2 propeller
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)

MV Holiday Island was a Canadian RORO ferry that operated across the Northumberland Strait between the ports of Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island and Caribou, Nova Scotia. The vessel was owned by the Government of Canada and was managed and operated by Northumberland Ferries Limited. After suffering a serious fire, the ship was broken up for scrap in 2023