For the earlier steamship of the same name, see Queen of the North (steamship). For other uses, see Queen of the North (disambiguation).
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MV Queen of the North
History
Sweden
Name
Stena Danica
Owner
Stena Line
Port of registry
Sweden
Route
Gothenburg, Sweden and Frederikshavn
Builder
AG Weser Bremerhaven, Germany
Launched
February 16, 1969
Acquired
June 28, 1969
Fate
Sold to BC Ferries for CAD $13.8 million in April 1974
Canada
Name
Queen of Surrey
Owner
BC Ferries
Port of registry
Victoria, British Columbia
Route
Horseshoe Bay – Departure Bay
Acquired
April 1974
Out of service
1976 to 1980
Fate
Ship was refit and renamed.
Canada
Name
Queen of the North
Owner
BC Ferries
Port of registry
Victoria, British Columbia
Route
Inside Passage: Port Hardy – Prince Rupert
Hecate Strait: Prince Rupert – Skidegate
Discovery Coast: Port Hardy – Bella Coola
Out of service
1985 refit
2001 refit
Identification
IMO number: 6917267
Fate
Sank on March 22, 2006. Ship's final position is 53°19.917′N 129°14.729′W
General characteristics
Class and type
RORO ferry
Tonnage
8,806 gross register tons (GRT)
Length
125 m (410 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Beam
19.74 m (64 ft 9+1⁄8 in)
Draft
5.24 m (17 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Propulsion
2 × MAN V40/54 diesels
Speed
20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Capacity
Passengers:
700
Car capacity:
115
MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage. On March 22, 2006, with 101 people aboard, she failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank (around 1400 ft). Two passengers, whose bodies were never found, died in the incident. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 8,806 (the fifth largest in fleet), and an overall length of 125 metres (410 ft) (14th longest in the fleet). She had a capacity of 700 passengers and 115 cars.
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Sweden
Sweden
Canada
Victoria, British Columbia