As Queen of Nanaimo
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Builder | Victoria Machinery Depot, Victoria |
Launched | December 3, 1963 |
Completed | June 1964 |
Out of service | 2022 |
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Fate | Scrapped 2022 |
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Class and type | Burnaby-class ferry |
Tonnage | 3,545 GRT |
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Beam | 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, 2 propellers |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
MV Queen of Nanaimo is a Burnaby-class passenger vessel that was operated by BC Ferries from the time it entered service in 1964 until 2017. Queen of Nanaimo was used to ferry passengers and vehicles from mainland British Columbia, Canada to the islands off its coast. In 2017, the vessel was sold to Goundar Shipping Ltd. and renamed MV Lomaiviti Princess V for service in Fiji.