North Island Princess
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The North Island Princess is a ferry operated by the Canadian shipping company BC Ferries . The ferry, built in 1958, is one of the shipping company's oldest. It was replaced by the Island Aurora in June 2020 and then decommissioned.
history
The ferry was built under construction number 72 at the Allied Shipbuilders shipyard in North Vancouver for the shipping company Coast Ferry. Completion took place in March 1958. The ferry came into service as the Island Princess and was used between Kelsey Bay, then the northern end of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island , and Port Hardy , Port McNeill , Sointula on Malcolm Island and Port Alice on Vancouver Island .
When BC Ferries took over Coast Ferries in 1969, the ship came to BC Ferries. Due to the small capacity of the ferry, BC Ferries had it converted in 1971 at the Burrard Dry Dock shipyard in North Vancouver. The ferry was lengthened and widened, the hull was converted into a catamaran and the propulsion system was renewed.
In 1974 the ship was renamed the North Island Princess . The reason for the renaming was a request from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company , which had bought the Island Venture for its cruise line P&O Princess Cruises , which it wanted to operate under the name Island Princess . Since the BC Ferries ferry was still registered in the British shipping register at the time , there would have been a name collision with the cruise ship, which was then also sailing under the British flag .
In 1977 the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways took over the operation of the ferry line. After Highway 19 was continued, the Kelsey Bay ferry line was discontinued in late February 1979. The ferry has since been used on the route between Powell River and Blubber Bay on Texada Island , again by BC Ferries since 1985. It was decommissioned in June 2020.
In 2003 the ferry was overhauled so that it could be used for another ten years. The drive motors were also replaced.
Technical specifications
The ferry is powered by two MTU - Diesel engines with 1,609 PS performance driven. The motors act on two fixed propellers via gears .
The ferry has a continuous vehicle deck over which the superstructure decks in the middle area . The clearance height in the middle area is 4.2 meters, on the two side lanes 2.2 meters. The ferry can carry 38 cars and is approved for a total of 150 people.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BC Ferries' Island Discovery Officialy Begins Service On June 10 - North Island Princess to retire after final sailing on June 9 , press release, BC Ferries, June 9, 2020 (PDF, 700 kB). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ BC Ferries New Island Discovery Entered Service , Ferry Shipping News, June 11, 2020. Accessed June 12, 2020.
- ^ Allied Shipbuilders, North Vancouver BC , Shipbuilding History (as of February 4, 2015). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ North Island Princess , West Coast Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b Application to the British Columbia Ferries Commissioner , British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., January 3, 2017 (PDF, 772 kB). Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d North Island Princess , BC Ferries. Retrieved December 13, 2019.