MV Queen of Prince Rupert
Queen of Prince Rupert at dock in Prince Rupert, 2007 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Queen of Prince Rupert |
| Owner | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Operator | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Port of registry | Victoria, Canada |
| Route | Prince Rupert–Skidegate, Prince Rupert–Port Hardy |
| Builder | Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd |
| Cost | $6–7 million |
| Laid down | November 30, 1964 |
| Launched | October 15, 1965 |
| Christened | October 15, 1965 |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Out of service | April 20, 2009 |
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| Fate | Sold to Goundar Shipping Company, Fiji, 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,864 tons |
| Length | 101.15 m (332 ft) |
| Installed power | 7,680 hp (5.73 MW) |
| Propulsion | Four Mirrlees KLSSMR8 |
| Speed | 18.0 kn (33.3 km/h) |
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MV Queen of Prince Rupert was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries that provided the main surface transport link between the Queen Charlotte Islands and mainland British Columbia, connecting Skidegate with Prince Rupert across the Hecate Strait (thus linking two segments of Highway 16). The vessel also ran on the Prince Rupert–Port Hardy Inside Passage route during the low season.
Built in 1965, Queen of Prince Rupert was decommissioned on April 20, 2009 following the launch of Northern Expedition and was replaced by Northern Adventure on the Prince Rupert–Skidegate route.
On May 4, 2011, the official registration of Queen of Prince Rupert was closed. The vessel was sold to Goundar Shipping Company of Fiji and renamed MV Lomaiviti Princess. The vessel departed British Columbia waters bound for Fiji on August 5, 2011.