V-class ferry

It has been suggested that Burnaby-class ferry be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2024.

Queen of Vancouver in Active Pass in 2007
Class overview
Name	V class (Victoria class)
Operators	BC Ferries
Preceded by	Sidney class
Succeeded by	C class Spirit class Coastal class
Subclasses	Burnaby class Queen of New Westminster
Built	1962–1965
In service	1962–present
Planned	7
Completed	7
Active	1
Scrapped	5

The V-class ferries, also known as the Victoria class, originally included seven ferries operated by BC Ferries built between 1962 and 1965. The V class were a continuation of the previous Sidney-class design with some cosmetic changes and different engines. These vessels were the backbone of service on the Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay route prior to the arrival of MV Spirit of British Columbia in 1993. Four of these vessels underwent vehicle capacity increases three times. The lead ship of the class, Queen of Victoria suffered significant damage in a collision in 1970.

The vessels began to be retired in 2000. Four vessels were to be retired and sold in 2008. The transfer of Queen of Esquimalt was halted and she was broken up in Ensenada, Mexico. Both Queen of Nanaimo and Queen of Burnaby were retired in 2017. Queen of New Westminster is still in service with BC Ferries. Queen of Nanaimo was sold to a ferry company in Fiji and was eventually sold for scrap in June 2022.^[1]