 Spirit of British Columbia
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | BC Ferries |
| Preceded by | |
| Built | 1992–1994 |
| In service | 1993–present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 11,681 t (11,497 long tons) |
| Length | 167.5 m (549 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 27.1 m (88 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power | 21,394 hp (15,954 kW) |
| Propulsion | 4 × MAN-B&W 6L 40/54 diesel engines |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
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S-class ferries (also known as the Spirit class or Super ferries) are roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. They are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries fleet. The class comprises two ships, Spirit of British Columbia and Spirit of Vancouver Island, which were completed in 1993 and 1994 respectively. They serve the ferry route between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. In 2017, the class underwent conversion to a dual-fuel propulsion system that would allow them to use either marine diesel fuel or liquefied natural gas.