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Northern Expedition on March 6, 2009
History
MV Northern ExpeditionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
NameNorthern Expedition
Port of registryKingstown
OrderedAugust 18, 2006[3]
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard
CostCA$133 million[5]
Laid downJune 16, 2008[4]
LaunchedSeptember 25, 2008[2]
CompletedJanuary 29, 2009[1]
Maiden voyageJanuary 30, 2009[1]
Out of serviceMarch 12, 2009
IdentificationIMO number: 9408413
Statuschange of flag to Canada
MV Northern ExpeditionCanada
NameNorthern Expedition
OperatorBritish Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Port of registryVictoria, British Columbia
AcquiredMarch 12, 2009
In serviceMay 18, 2009[6]
Identification
  • IMO number: 9408413
  • MMSI number: 316014054
  • Callsign: CFN5364
  • ON: 833401
  • ABS: 09181931
Statusin service
General characteristics [5][7]
TypeFerry/cargo ship
Tonnage
  • 17,729 GT
  • 5,318 NT
Displacement8,187 t (8,058 long tons)
Length
  • 142.3 m (466 ft 10 in) pp
  • 150.75 m (494 ft 7 in) oa
Beam23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Depth7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
Installed power
  • 3 × 1,543.25 kW auxiliary diesel generators
  • 2 × 3,087.5 kW shaft generators;
PropulsionTwo MaK 9M32C 4,500 kW (6,000 hp) main diesel engines
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
    • 600
    • 55 staterooms
  • Vehicles
    • 130 cars

MV Northern Expedition is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. She sails daily on the Inside Passage route connecting Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.

  1. ^ a b "BC Ferries: New Northern Vessel Now en Route to BC". 2009-01-30.
  2. ^ "BC Ferries: BC Ferries New Northern Vessel Launched in Germany Today". 2008-09-25.
  3. ^ "BC Ferries: BC Ferries Signs Contract to Build New Northern Vessel" (PDF). 2006-08-18.
  4. ^ "BC Ferries: Northern Expedition Keel Laying in Germany". 2008-06-16.
  5. ^ a b "BC Ferries: New Northern Expedition Set to Arrive Friday". 2009-03-05.
  6. ^ "BC Ferries: BC Ferries Northern Expedition Makes Inaugural Sailing Today". 2009-05-18.
  7. ^ "Northern Expedition profile from BC ferries". 2009-05-16.

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